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| Fourth person died in Edinburgh Legionnaires' outbreak | |
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| BBC Scotland can reveal that a fourth person died in the outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Edinburgh last summer. | |
| The death of a 64-year-old woman has now been included alongside three other victims. | The death of a 64-year-old woman has now been included alongside three other victims. |
| The Crown Office has asked the police and the Health and Safety Executive to investigate the deaths. | The Crown Office has asked the police and the Health and Safety Executive to investigate the deaths. |
| The woman died on 15 July 2012, nearly six weeks after the death of the first victim on 5 June. | The woman died on 15 July 2012, nearly six weeks after the death of the first victim on 5 June. |
| The other three victims were men aged 56, 47 and 65. A total of 56 people have been confirmed as having contracted the disease, with a further 36 suspected cases, bringing the total number of people affected to 92. | The other three victims were men aged 56, 47 and 65. A total of 56 people have been confirmed as having contracted the disease, with a further 36 suspected cases, bringing the total number of people affected to 92. |
| This is a slight fall from the 101 confirmed or suspected cases when the outbreak was declared officially over on 18 July 2012. | This is a slight fall from the 101 confirmed or suspected cases when the outbreak was declared officially over on 18 July 2012. |
| More than a year after the outbreak, an investigation into the cause is still ongoing. | More than a year after the outbreak, an investigation into the cause is still ongoing. |
| The Legionella bacteria is thought to have been spread across the city in a cloud of vapour from a cooling tower. | The Legionella bacteria is thought to have been spread across the city in a cloud of vapour from a cooling tower. |
| Six cooling towers in the South West of Edinburgh were tested and treated, with work concentrating on four towers which were "shock treated" with chemicals. | Six cooling towers in the South West of Edinburgh were tested and treated, with work concentrating on four towers which were "shock treated" with chemicals. |
| However, at the time the health secretary Nicola Sturgeon expressed doubt whether investigations would prove beyond doubt which company had caused the outbreak. | However, at the time the health secretary Nicola Sturgeon expressed doubt whether investigations would prove beyond doubt which company had caused the outbreak. |
| A spokesperson for the Crown Office told the BBC it would be inappropriate to comment on why its investigation was taking so long. | A spokesperson for the Crown Office told the BBC it would be inappropriate to comment on why its investigation was taking so long. |
| A report on how the outbreak was handled by health experts is due to be put before NHS Lothian's health board next Wednesday. | A report on how the outbreak was handled by health experts is due to be put before NHS Lothian's health board next Wednesday. |