Overview

• City data show 113 confirmed cases and six deaths, with just one new diagnosis over the weekend and seven people still hospitalized.
• Ten buildings in Central Harlem, including Harlem Hospital and other city-owned sites, had cooling towers that tested positive for Legionella and were subsequently remediated.
• Health officials are conducting DNA and culture testing to determine which specific towers caused infections, a finding that could shape liability.
• Lawsuits are mounting, including filings by two Long Island construction workers who say they were exposed while working at or near Harlem Hospital, as well as actions announced by attorneys Ben Crump and Rev. Al Sharpton.
• Inspection lapses are under scrutiny after reports that cooling‑tower checks fell to a post‑pandemic low and the health department’s inspection unit lost about a third of its staff since 2022, with City Council hearings planned.