Two separate lawsuits have been filed over the deadly Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Harlem. Both lawsuits claim construction companies failed to protect workers from unsafe conditions that led to the spread of the disease.

A fifth person has died as a result of the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Harlem, which has sickened more than 100, health officials said.

A fifth person has died from Legionnaires’ disease as the city’s health department tries to contain the virus in Central Harlem. Health officials said there are 108 confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease,