New York City officials have discovered a sixth death linked to a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Central Harlem, where more than 100 people have been diagnosed with the ailment

Another person sickened in the Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Harlem has died. This is the sixth death reported in connection to the outbreak, which was first reported July 25. As of Thursday, there have been 111 confirmed cases and seven people are currently hospitalized.

A sixth person has died in the Legionnaire’s disease outbreak in Central Harlem, the most deaths since a 2015 Bronx outbreak that claimed 16 lives, according to an update Thursday by the city health department.