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Press briefing at the Governors Office as the state Health Commissioner never mentioned the mayors role and the commissioner had to ask to be speak. I think i should have the opportunity to say a few words, if i may come in. Thanks very much. Reporter a central question that matters for all new yorkers is whether or not the city responded quickly and effectively to the outbreak. We asked the cdc to give us their expert assessment. They have done a very good job in mobilizing their resources and reaching out to their partners for overflow. I think theyre taking this very seriously. Seriously. E...

Announcer its 10 00 p. M. Do you know where your children are . Right now on fox 5 news at 10 00 p. M. Dari legionnaires disease has been detected in another location in our area. A worker from Rockland County has contracted the disease. Sky sox is over the plant where the person worked. This is breaking tonight. We have no word if this patient in Rockland County had any contact in the south bronx. That is where more than 100 cases of legionnaires disease has been found. Sky fox flew over the corporation tonight. There is no evidence that the unidentified worker contracted to bear. A Company S...

Risen to 108. Meantime, the state is also now involved in trying to curb this outbreak. State employees plan on testing 100 cooling towers in the bronx today. Today Governor Cuomo dispatched approximately 150 state workers to test cooling towers on buildings all across the bronx for the bacteria that causes legionnaires disease. New York State Health commissioner, dr. Howard zucker. Id like to see those numbers go to zero and that we have no cases, no other mortalities. The pneumonialike illness has already taken ten lives and sickened more than a hundred others in the south bronx. Five towers...

Right now on fox 5 news at 10 but we do know clearly weve had no new cases reported in the last four days. Some encouraging words from mayor de blasio who says the citys deadly legionnaires outbreak has been contained. Hello and good evening, everyone, im Christina Park. Antwan has the night off. The mayor announced no new deaths from the legionnaires outbreak in the south bronx, even though five additional buildings tested positive for this potentially deadly bacteria. All this while state Health Officials have sent out crews to test cooling towers in the infected areas. Lydia she ran knew is...

Potentially deadly disease. Melissa russo is here with the latest. Reporter city officials stopped short of calling the legionnaires outbreak over, but they are calling it contained at this point. Take a look at the latest numbers. A total of 121 people have now been diagnosed in this legionnaires outbreak. Thats two new cases identified since yesterday. The death toll remains at 12, where its been since monday. And to the citys knowledge, there have been no cases of anyone getting sick, as in developing symptoms since august 3rd. No new contaminated buildings or cooling towers the today. The ...