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Harlem Legionnaires’ Outbreak Reaches 113 Cases and 6 Deaths as Source Probe Advances

Officials report contaminated cooling towers were treated while lab testing proceeds to pinpoint accountability.

This 2009 colorized 8000X electron micrograph image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a large grouping of Gram-negative Legionella pneumophila bacteria.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Janice Haney Carr
The Parkchester North Condominium in Bronx, N.Y.
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Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak in NYC Claims 6 Lives, 112 Cases Reported, Symptoms to Watch For

Overview

  • City data show 113 infections and six deaths, with seven people hospitalized and new diagnoses slowing in recent days.
  • Legionella was detected in 12 cooling towers across 10 Central Harlem buildings, including Harlem Hospital and other city-owned sites, and officials say all have been remediated.
  • Health authorities are conducting culture and DNA analyses to determine which tower or towers fueled the cluster, a finding that could drive additional litigation.
  • Legal actions are mounting, including suits by construction workers and a case announced by Ben Crump with Rev. Al Sharpton alleging preventable exposure at or near Harlem Hospital.
  • A separate building evaluation at the Parkchester South Condominiums in the Bronx targets Legionella in a hot water system and is not linked to the Harlem cooling-tower cluster.