A man has become the second resident to die from Legionnaires’ disease in Melbourne as Victoria grapples with its worst outbreak in 20 years.
The man, aged in his 60s, contracted the illness on July 27 before dying in hospital on Sunday.
His death comes after a woman, aged in her 90s, died last Tuesday.
Victoria’s chief health officer Clare looker said the situation appeared to be stabilising.
‘We’ve definitely seen a decrease in the speed with which notifications are coming in and definitely a clustering of those symptoms and onsets from those earlier dates,’ she told the Herald Sun.
‘Hopefully we’re seeing the tail of things.’
The number of confirmed or suspected cases currently stands at 77.
Hudson Institute of Medical Research director Elizabeth Hartland said the next few days would be crucial.
A man has become the second resident to die from Legionnaires’ disease in Melbourne as Victoria grapples with its worst outbreak in 20 years (stock image)
‘It is a very significant outbreak for Australia, with these numbers of people,’ she said.
More to come.
