Fifth person dies in Legionnaires outbreak

A mother of four has become the fifth person to die following the Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Britain.

A mother of four has become the fifth person to die following the Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Britain.

Ms June Miles (56) from Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, where the outbreak occurred was treated in hospital after contracting the pneumonia-like bug.

The woman, who was also grandmother to five children, was discharged from Furness General Hospital three weeks ago after appearing to recover but died at her home on Saturday, a Cumbria Police spokesman said.

It is not clear whether the Legionnella infection was the cause of her death, police said.

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