The death toll in New York’s ongoing outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Central Harlem has risen to five, as more people continue to be diagnosed with the severe pneumonia.

A fifth person has died as a result of the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Harlem, which has sickened more than 100, health officials said.

A fifth person has died from Legionnaires’ disease as the city’s health department tries to contain the virus in Central Harlem. Health officials said there are 108 confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease,