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Florida health officials now say 14 confirmed recent cases of Legionnaires’ disease in Central Florida are known to have had “gym exposure.”

The Health Department provided the information Tuesday about the respiratory disease — a “serious pneumonia” which is often mild but potentially deadly — to state Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith, D-Orlando, who sought details prompted by Orlando Sentinel reporting.

The reply to Smith did not identify the gym by name, but said the facility had been inspected and a spa had been closed.

In separate interviews with the Sentinel and WFTV, two patrons of Crunch Fitness, a workout facility at 1560 E. Silver Star Road in Ocoee, said they fell ill after workouts there.

The Sentinel reported those incidents Monday,

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