Fourth Death Reported in NYC Legionnaires’ Outbreak
Outbreak linked to 12 contaminated cooling towers in Central Harlem caused 99 Legionnaire's cases and 4 deaths, with health officials reporting a decline in new infections.
- On Thursday, the New York City Department of Health confirmed positive tests for Legionella in 12 cooling towers serving 10 buildings, including NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem.
- Identified on July 25, the outbreak has affected five ZIP codes: 10027, 10030, 10035, 10037, and 10039, with ninety-two diagnosed individuals in Central Harlem.
- Remediation teams have sanitized eleven cooling towers, with the final one due for completion on Friday, amid four deaths and 17 hospitalizations among 99 cases.
- Acting Health Commissioner Dr. Michelle Morse said new cases are declining, indicating containment, and urged residents with flu-like symptoms to seek medical care promptly.
- Inspection data show only roughly 1,200 cooling towers were checked in the first half of this year, far fewer than nearly 5,100 in 2017, despite a ninety-day testing requirement.
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Fourth death linked to NYC Legionnaires' outbreak; Officials identify impacted cooling towers
Announcement of the latest death comes just hours after city officials identified 12 cooling towers in 10 Harlem buildings that tested positive for Legionnaires' disease.
Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak In NYC Kills Four
A deadly outbreak has shaken Harlem, claiming four lives and sickening nearly a hundred people. All because of a rare but dangerous illness: Legionnaires’ disease.So, what’s going on? The New York City Health Department says 99 people have been infected, with 17 still in the hospital. Investigators traced the source to 12 cooling towers on 10 different buildings — including a hospital and a health clinic — where bacteria had been quietly multipl…
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