Dozens of New York cooling towers test positive for Legionnaires’ bacteria as outbreak reaches 60 cases
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By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — New York City is managing a community cluster of Legionnaires’ disease cases on the Upper East Side that officials believe is tied to bacteria found in cooling towers. Towers on 76 buildings on the Upper East Side have tested positive for the bacteria, the city’s Depa…
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A file photo of the Upper East Side of Manhattan, with a view of the iconic Guggenheim Museum. Owners of 19 of those buildings have already completed the process of cleaning and disinfecting the towers. [ more › ]
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Dozens of buildings have tested positive for the bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease on the Upper East Side, city officials say. Multiple New Yorkers have been sickened, and 22 are currently hospitalized with the disease.
A file photo of the Upper East Side of Manhattan, with a view of the iconic Guggenheim Museum. Owners of 19 of the buildings have already completed the process of cleaning and disinfecting their contaminated water-cooling towers. [ more › ]
The city reported 56 cases of Legionnaires’ disease as of Saturday, as an outbreak of the illness continues to hit Manhattan’s Upper East Side (UES), while the hot water system in a building across town tested positive for Legionella bacteria.
NEW YORK (PIX11) — City health officials confirmed the exact number of buildings that tested positive for Legionella bacteria amid the Legionnaires' outbreak in the Upper East Side. Commissioner Dr. Alister Martin said 76 buildings within the cluster zone (ZIP codes 10028, 10128 and 10075) were posi…
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — New York City is managing a community cluster of Legionnaires’ disease cases on the Upper East Side that officials believe is tied to bacteria found in cooling towers. Towers on 76 buildings on the Upper East Side have tested positive for the bacteria, the city’s Depa…
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) -- Cleaning is underway at 76 New York City buildings that have tested positive for Legionella bacteria amid an outbreak on the Upper East Side, according to the city's Department of Health.
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