The health department offered five ZIP codes in central Harlem — 10027, 10030, 10035, 10037, 10039 – that were at the center of the cluster, as officials stressed the disease was airborne

Announcement of the latest death comes just hours after city officials identified 12 cooling towers in 10 Harlem buildings that tested positive for Legionnaires' disease.

Health officials in New York City say an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Central Harlem has grown to 90 cases, including three deaths.