Overview

• The city health department confirmed a seventh fatality linked to the Harlem cluster and said the person died before mid-August.
• Officials report 114 confirmed infections in the outbreak, with six people currently hospitalized.
• Testing found Legionella in 12 rooftop cooling towers at about 10 buildings, including Harlem Hospital and three other city-run facilities.
• All implicated towers were drained and disinfected, with remediation completed on Aug. 15.
• No new cases have been reported in the affected Harlem ZIP codes since Aug. 13, and several lawsuits have been filed over the outbreak.