Las Vegas: Guests diagnosed with Legionnaire's disease during stay at hotels

In a news release on Thursday, the Southern Nevada Health District said guests who stayed at two Las Vegas hotels, The Orleans Hotel & Casino and Caesars Palace have tested positive for Legionnaire's disease. As per SNHD, the guests who have been diagnosed with the disease at the Caesars Palace stayed at the hotel in the past 12 months. The hotel continues to cooperate with the health officials and is "undergoing remediation and environmental testing to ensure elimination of the bacteria to protect the health and safety of its guests," said SNHD. David Strow, spokesman for Boyd Gaming Corporation, which owns the Orleans, said in a statement, “The health and safety of our guests are extremely important to us, and we have extensive measures in place to minimize risk to our guests.” According to government data, about 10,000 cases of Legionnaire's disease were reported in the states in 2018.