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ARCHIVED · 1 LEFT · 2 CENTER · 0 RIGHT · Jul 29, 12:56 AM

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Sixth person dies in Upper East Side Legionnaires' outbreak

WNYC and WPIX PIX11 (Nexstar, New York) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedA sixth person has died from the Legionnaires' outbreak on the Upper East Side, health officials said on Tuesday.
What changedThe left frames it as "Sixth person dies in Upper East Side Legionnaires’ disease outbreak". The center frames it as "Legionnaires' Disease toll rises to six in Upper East Side outbreak".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

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51WORDING GAP

3 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Still Watching. The left frames it as "Sixth person dies in Upper East Side Legionnaires’ disease outbreak". The center frames it as "Legionnaires' Disease toll rises to six in Upper East Side outbreak".

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Jul 28, 10:03 PM: ABC7 New York joined the source map.

Jul 28, 10:12 PM: WPIX PIX11 (Nexstar, New York) joined the source map.

Jul 28, 10:39 PM: WNYC joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 51/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

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Center ·News report

Sixth person dies in Upper East Side Legionnaires' outbreak

A sixth person has died from the Legionnaires' outbreak on the Upper East Side, health officials said on Tuesday.

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Center-left ·News report
WNYC1h ago

Sixth person dies in Upper East Side Legionnaires’ disease outbreak

File photo of the Upper East Side of Manhattan where a sixth person has died in a Legionnaire's disease outbreak. The city health department says 90 people have been sickened in the outbrea...

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Center ·News report

Legionnaires' Disease toll rises to six in Upper East Side outbreak

Editor's note: The video above aired in a previous newscast. NEW YORK (PIX11)-- Another person has died from Legionnaires' Disease, according to the New York City Health Department. This is...

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