Three people have died and at least 67 people have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease in a cluster that broke out in New York City last week.

A Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York City has infected 67 people and caused three deaths, the city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said.

Fifty-eight people in New York City have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease, a serious bacterial lung infection, and two people have died, according to the city health department.