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| Patient with legionnaires' disease dies | Patient with legionnaires' disease dies |
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| Sun 29 Jul 2012 08.27 BST | |
| First published on Sun 29 Jul 2012 08.27 BST | |
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| Health officials are awaiting details of the cause of death of a patient affected by a legionnaires' disease outbreak. | Health officials are awaiting details of the cause of death of a patient affected by a legionnaires' disease outbreak. |
| The patient was among 16 people suffering from the disease in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. The group have all been confirmed as having legionnaires' disease, with the number of confirmed cases rising steadily since news of the outbreak emerged last Tuesday. | The patient was among 16 people suffering from the disease in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. The group have all been confirmed as having legionnaires' disease, with the number of confirmed cases rising steadily since news of the outbreak emerged last Tuesday. |
| The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said one of the patients in hospital had died. No further details were released about the victim and officials are waiting for a cause of death from the coroner. | The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said one of the patients in hospital had died. No further details were released about the victim and officials are waiting for a cause of death from the coroner. |
| The HPA said there had been one further case confirmed in Stoke, bringing the total to 16. All those affected are aged between their late 40s and mid-70s. | The HPA said there had been one further case confirmed in Stoke, bringing the total to 16. All those affected are aged between their late 40s and mid-70s. |
| A spokesman for university hospital of North Staffordshire (UNHS) said: "The trust is currently treating 11 patients confirmed with legionnaires' disease who are all in a stable or improving condition. | A spokesman for university hospital of North Staffordshire (UNHS) said: "The trust is currently treating 11 patients confirmed with legionnaires' disease who are all in a stable or improving condition. |
| "One patient has sadly died. Three patients are well enough to go home and have been discharged." | "One patient has sadly died. Three patients are well enough to go home and have been discharged." |
| A spokesman for Glenfield hospital, Leicester, said: "We are treating a patient transferred from the UNHS confirmed with Legionnaires' disease who is in a critical but stable condition." | A spokesman for Glenfield hospital, Leicester, said: "We are treating a patient transferred from the UNHS confirmed with Legionnaires' disease who is in a critical but stable condition." |
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