Second death in UK Legionnaires' outbreak

A second person has died of Legionnaires' disease following an outbreak in Cumbria, health officials said today.

A second person has died of Legionnaires' disease following an outbreak in Cumbria, health officials said today.

A woman aged in her 50s died overnight becoming the second victim of the disease which has already infected more than a hundred others.

Last night 23 patients were in intensive care with two giving doctors cause for concern.

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