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Video: legionnaires' disease cases up to 24 in deadlyscottish outbreak - Wifi Enabled Phone Business,Business News,Business Opportunities THE number of confirmed cases of Legionnaires' disease following adeadly outbreak has risen, the Scottish Health Secretary saidtoday. Cases increased to 24 by last night while a further 27 people aresuspected to have the illness, Nicola Sturgeon told the Scottish Parliament . Of the total 51, 14 are being treated in intensive care. The single death from the outbreak was named locally as Robert Air,56, from the Seafield area of Edinburgh. Ms Sturgeon said: "It remains the case that there is no identifiedlink between these cases other than an association with theaffected areas in the south west of Edinburgh." Two people who have contracted Legionnaires' have been dischargedfrom hospital. The other patients are being treated for the disease either ingeneral hospital wards or in the community. Ms Sturgeon passed on her condolence...