NYC Legionnaires’ outbreak: five dead as council speaker questions mayor’s handling
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New York City’s Legionnaires’ outbreak has grown to five deaths among 84 cases, prompting Council Speaker Julie Menin to blame Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration for a slow, opaque response; health officials defend targeted cooling-tower disinfection and extensive sampling as the most effective approach, noting 183 cooling towers tested with several positives, while the source remains under investigation and officials say the outbreak is likely over.
Topics:health#cooling-towers#julie-menin#legionnaires-disease#local#mamdani-administration#new-york-city
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