ROCKY HILL, Conn. (WTIC) - The Department of Public Health is investigating cases of a deadly disease at a Rocky Hill nursing facility.
DPH is currently coordinating a response at Apple Rehab, Inc. to two confirmed cases of Legionnaires' Disease.
The disease is a bacterial infection caused by exposure to the Legionella Bacteria. Two cases have been confirmed among residents and one patient recently died.
The DPH was notified on July 17th of a resident suffering from the disease and that bacteria was also found in water samples tested by the facility as well.