The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is notifying the public that it has observed an increase in the number of reported cases of Legionnaires’ disease (LD). Between 2014 and 2020, there was an average of 10 cases during the months of June and July each year, ranging from 0–11 cases in a single month. From June 2, 2021 to July 26, 2021 there have been 30 cases of Legionnaire’s disease, 29 of which have illness onset dates between June 17 and July 21. Twenty eight of the 30 people have been hospitalized. No common source of exposure has been identified, although an investigation is ongoing.
