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GROVE CITY, Ohio (AP) – A 75-year-old woman who contracted Legionnaire's Disease at a newly opened hospital outside Columbus and then died was identified.
The dispatch of Columbus
reports
A family lawyer confirmed that Deanna Rezes died last Sunday in Mount Carmel Grove City. She was first admitted to the hospital on May 18 for respiratory problems, readmitted on May 28 with flu-like symptoms and was diagnosed with a legionnaire three days later.
An official cause of death has not been determined.
At least 14 patients admitted to the 210-bed hospital after it opened on April 28 were diagnosed with Legionnaires, a severe form of pneumonia caused by the inhalation of tiny droplets containing the Legionella bacteria.
Hospital officials said all the water restrictions in effect should be removed in the coming days.
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