NYC Expands Legionella List to 50 Buildings as Upper East Side Outbreak Kills 5
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Updated · NBC New York · Jul 23
NYC Expands Legionella List to 50 Buildings as Upper East Side Outbreak Kills 5
3 articles · Updated · NBC New York · Jul 23
Summary
More than a dozen Upper East Side buildings were added to the city’s Legionella list, bringing the total to 50 addresses with cooling towers that tested positive for live bacteria.
84 people across ZIP codes 10028, 10128 and 10075 have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease, including five deaths; seven patients were still hospitalized as of Wednesday night.
Health officials said a positive test does not prove any one building caused the outbreak, and it could still take weeks to determine which tower or towers exposed residents.
No new cases have been reported since July 15, and the Health Department said all cooling towers that tested positive have been fully cleaned, suggesting the source may already have been eliminated.