Overview
- The Florida Department of Health confirmed 14 Legionnaires’ cases tied to a gym exposure in Orange County in an email to state Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith.
- Local station WFTV identified the facility as Crunch Fitness in Ocoee, where the company says it closed some areas and brought in certified third-party testers.
- Nearly two dozen samples from showers, heaters, fountains and sinks submitted by the gym have reportedly tested negative for Legionella so far.
- Health officials say an epidemiological investigation is ongoing, with case-specific information kept confidential under state protocols.
- Patients are receiving treatment with no deaths reported, and USA Today reports the county’s 2025 legionellosis total has reached 82, the highest in Florida.