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The legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Melbourne has seen another rise in cases, with 40 confirmed and 6 suspected cases notified since Friday afternoon, mostly in adults aged over 40.

VicHealth said in a statement this afternoon that most cases have required hospitalisation, with multiple admissions to intensive care for severe community acquired pneumonia.

All of the cases come from people who reside in or have visited Melbourne, with adults…