A fifth person has died amid Central Harlem's legionnaires' disease outbreak, New York City health officials said, as they continue to investigate the cluster.

Dozens of people sickened in Central Harlem Legionnaires’ outbreak are planning lawsuits. A handful of law firms have been retained to represent some of the people who became ill or died in the worst cluster since 2015.

A fifth person has died from Legionnaires’ disease as the city’s health department tries to contain the virus in Central Harlem. Health officials said there are 108 confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease,