Three new cases of Legionnaires’ disease linked to the ongoing Hopkins outbreak were confirmed by state officials Tuesday.
All of the cases, including the new ones, live, work or were otherwise in a small portion of Hopkins for another reason during the 10 days before they became ill. The latest (most recent) illness onset date is consistent with exposure before remediation began on Sept. 9 and 10.
The new cases fall into the age range for all cases of late 20s to late 90s (median age 59). Most of the cases (14) are male, which is consistent with other Legionnaire’s outbreaks. Sixteen (16) of the 20 cases were or are hospitalized.