In its investigation of the outbreak, the city health department has identified about 170 people who have probably been exposed to tuberculosis. But overall, “the risk of TB for people who live, work, study or visit in Long Beach remains very low,” the announcement said.

There have been 14 confirmed cases of the disease since Monday, April 29, with another 170 people potentially infected.

The city of Long Beach, Calif., has declared a public health emergency following a tuberculosis outbreak that’s been traced to a hotel in the area that may have exposed up to 170 people to the disease.

Tuberculosis is caused by bacteria that usually attack the lungs, and it is spread through the air when an infectious person coughs or sneezes.

A tuberculosis outbreak among residents of a single-room occupancy hotel in Long Beach has left one person dead and led to the hospitalizations of nine others, prompting the declaration of a public health emergency,

A tuberculosis outbreak among residents of a single-room occupancy hotel in Long Beach has left one person dead and led to the hospitalizations of nine others.