Golden Sands condo guests report Legionnaires Disease

Following their stay at the Golden Sands condominium, 109th Street, last month, two guests have been diagnosed with Legionnaires Disease, a form of pneumonia.

Debbie Goeller, county health officer, confirmed the newest round of infections, which also occurred last year at the same location.

“We have had reports of two individuals who were diagnosed with Legionella in June,” she said. “Those individuals had recently stayed at the Golden Sands in Ocean City and both cases are being looked into by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Worcester County Health Department.”

In a letter to guests at the Golden Sands, the condominium management said since last November four people who vacationed at the facility were subsequently diagnosed with the disease.

“Although Golden Sands is actively treating the water system, recent water samples continue to show the presence of Legionella in our potable water system,” the letter said.

Last November, the county tested the Golden Sands for the presence of Legionellosis, a severe infection that in 90 percent of cases can be traced to the L. pneumophila bacterium.

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