A HOSPITAL which confirmed it is treating an elderly patient for Legionnaires’ disease says it will know by the end of next week if the potentially-fatal infection was contracted in-house or in the community.

A hotel in the Israeli Red Sea resort of Eilat has been closed after at least two guests were diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease.

A man who was among seven people infected in a fresh outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease died today, health officials said.

Nineteen people were tonight being treated for Legionnaires’ disease after what doctors fear could be the UK’s ever biggest outbreak.