Bronx Legionnaires' disease outbreak prompts NYC health officials to order the cleaning of 10 cooling towers

Yankee Stadium cooling tower tests positive for Legionella

The city launched an investigation in Melrose and Morrisania after identifying a cluster of Legionnaires’ disease cases on September 10. As of Saturday, nine people were diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease in connection with the cluster. Three people were hospitalized, four people were discharged, one person did not require hospitalization and one person died,

Legionnaires’ bacteria detected in 10 Bronx cooling towers, including Yankee Stadium: NYC health officials

The bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease has been detected at 10 South Bronx cooling towers, including the one overseeing Yankee Stadium, the New York City Health Department said Sunday.

Bronx Legionnaires' disease outbreak prompts NYC health officials to order the cleaning of 10 cooling towers

The New York City Department of Health is taking new action against a deadly Legionnaires' disease cluster in the Bronx​.

Cooling towers near Yankee Stadium, hospital flagged in Legionnaires probe

NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 02: A general view of Yankee Stadium prior to the game between the Cleveland Guardians and the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, June 2, 2026 in New York, New York.

Yankee Stadium cooling tower tests positive for Legionella, NYC says

Yankee fans head to the stadium to enjoy the game. It’s among 10 South Bronx cooling towers ordered to be cleaned and disinfected. [ more › ]

Yankee Stadium tower among 10 ordered cleaned as Bronx Legionnaires' cases rise

A growing South Bronx Legionnaires' outbreak has sickened 9 people and left 1 dead, while health officials ordered 10 cooling towers, including one at Yankee Stadium, to be disinfected.