(DNAINFO)  Noah Horowitz | September 7, 2016 — The hospital’s water system tested positive for the Legionella bacteria, the spokeswoman said.

A patient at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital came down with Legionnaires’ diseaselast month and the bacteria that causes the deadly respiratory illness was found in several areas of the hospital, according to a hospital spokeswoman.

During routine tests in August, the hospital’s water system tested positive for specimens of Legionella pneumophila — the bacteria connected to the Legionnaires’ disease that killed 16 people and sickened 133 during an outbreak in the city last summer, according to spokeswoman Lucia Lee.

After the bacteria was found, doctors diagnosed one patient with Legionnaires’ and coordinated with authorities for treatment but more information on the patient’s age, gender and condition were not immediately available, Lee said.

“Last month, during routine testing of our water systems at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, tests returned positive for Legionella bacteria in some areas of the hospital,” Lee said in a statement. “The hospital remains fully open and safe for patients and visitors.”

Since then, the hospital has implemented “water restrictions” to keep the disease at bay, including the installation of special filters on sinks, shower heads and ice machines, Lee said.

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