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GROVE CITY, Ohio – Health officials in Ohio said 15 people had now been diagnosed with legionellosis during an outbreak at a newly opened hospital near Columbus.
The Franklin County Department of Health announced Monday that this number was above 13 last week.
The Mount Carmel Health System says the hospital is working with health officials to identify the source of the bacteria in Mount Carmel Grove City.
State health officials said the first patient diagnosed with the legionnaire was admitted to hospital on April 29, the day after it was opened.
The Mount Carmel system was the subject of close examination after discovering that a doctor had prescribed excessive doses of painkillers to patients who died in his other hospitals.
The doctor pleaded not guilty on Wednesday after being charged with 25 counts of murder.
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