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At Least 14 Cases of Legionnaires Disease Confirmed in Orange County, Senator Says
An environmental assessment led to spa closure at the gym; Orange County reported 59 Legionnaires cases in 2025, up from 48 in 2024, health officials said.
- On Tuesday, the Florida Department of Health said 14 confirmed Legionnaires cases are linked to gym exposure in central Florida, informing State Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith but not naming the facility.
- State inspectors conducted an environmental assessment at the facility, collecting water and swab samples for Legionella testing, with results pending at the Bureau of Public Health Laboratories; the facility's pool and spa systems were inspected and the spa was closed for violations.
- In interviews, gym patrons said they became sick after workouts, including a 45-year-old woman from Ocoee hospitalized four days with pneumonia and a 105°F fever who had not used the spa.
- Crunch Fitness said it has closed off parts of the Ocoee facility for certified third-party water testing while keeping other areas open and spent $5,000,000 renovating HVAC and aquatic systems before 2024.
- Florida's uptick mirrors a national trend, with Orange County reporting 59 confirmed cases in 2025 and the CDC estimating 8,000 to 18,000 U.S. hospitalizations annually; about one in 10 infected patients die.
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