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Health officials said a cooling tower at Yankee Stadium tested positive for Legionella as part of a South Bronx outbreak that has killed one person and infected nine others; ten cooling towers in the area were ordered cleaned and disinfected, though tests did not determine whether the bacteria were alive or whether any tower was the exposure source.
New York City health officials say several buildings, including the Guggenheim Museum, have tested positive for Legionella amid an ongoing outbreak, with authorities directing remediation efforts such as cooling-tower disinfection.
A Legionnaires' disease cluster in Manhattan's Upper East Side has grown to 28 cases with 21 hospitalizations as of July 7. NYC health officials say a contaminated cooling tower in Carnegie Hill/Yorkville is the most likely source, with ZIP codes 10028, 10128 and 10075 affected. The disease spreads through inhalation of water vapor containing the bacteria, not through drinking water and it is not contagious person-to-person. Residents with flu-like symptoms should seek medical care as investigations continue and lab results to pinpoint the exact tower may take about two weeks.
New York City's health department reports 18 confirmed Legionnaires' disease cases in Carnegie Hill and Yorkville on the Upper East Side as of July 5; most patients are hospitalized, though there have been no deaths yet. The cooling tower is the suspected source, with the affected area stretching from East 74th to East 96th streets and ZIP codes 10028, 10128, and 10075. Residents with flu-like symptoms who have been in the area since late June should seek medical care promptly.
Fourteen people in Carnegie Hill and Yorkville have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease, a sevenfold increase from earlier in the week, as NYC health officials investigate cooling towers for the source; the overall public risk remains low. If you were in ZIP codes 10028, 10128, or 10075 since late June and develop flu-like symptoms, seek medical care promptly. Legionnaires’ disease is not contagious and is treatable with antibiotics, with higher-risk individuals (age 50+, smokers, or those with chronic lung conditions) advised to be especially vigilant.