Yankee Stadium Cooling Tower Disinfected After Positive Legionella Test in South Bronx Outbreak
A cooling tower at Yankee Stadium tested positive for Legionella bacteria as part of a South Bronx outbreak that has killed one person and sickened nine others. NYC health officials ordered ten cooling towers in the affected area to be fully cleaned and disinfected by September 14. The Yankees confirmed the remediation was completed on Sunday, noting that no current cases are linked to the stadium. While PCR tests detected bacterial DNA, confirmatory culture tests are underway to determine if the bacteria are alive, as only live bacteria cause Legionnaires' disease.