Minnesota health officials discover Legionnaire's disease in water supply

Photo by: WDAY Radio File (Canva)
Photo by: WDAY Radio File (Canva)

(St. Paul, MN) -- Minnesota Health Officials have traced a legionnaire's disease outbreak in Grand Rapids to the city's municipal water supply.

The Department of Health announced that the water supply is the only common link between the 14 people sickened in the outbreak. 11 of the people who became ill had to be hospitalized. 

The state will work with the city's utilities department to find solutions to fix the issue.