A seventh person has died in Central Harlem’s ongoing Legionnaires’ disease outbreak, according to an update from the city’s health department on Thursday.

It comes a week after the last reported death tied to the outbreak, which has shown signs of waning . The death total is the city's highest since a 2015 outbreak in the Bronx, which claimed 16 lives.

New York City had 114 confirmed Legionnaires’ cases as of Thursday, according to health department data, with six people currently hospitalized.

The city said that 12 water-cooling towers in Harlem tested positive for the Legionella bacteria that causes the disease, which spreads via contaminated water droplets and vapor. The city added that remediation of the towers was completed on Aug. 15.

Towers are supposed to be inspected ever

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