Outbreak of Legionnaires' disease hits Upper East Side of Manhattan
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UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (PIX11) -- It’s been more than two weeks since the first cases of Legionnaires’ disease started to appear on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. As of Saturday, more than 50 people were diagnosed with the disease, at least 22 of whom have been hospitalized.
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NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) -- Two concurrent emergencies have captured the attention of New Yorkers: a Legionnaires' outbreak on the Upper East Side and a column collapse at the former Pfizer building on 42nd Street.
UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (PIX11) — The NYC Department of Health has ordered "multiple" buildings on the Upper East Side of Manhattan to drain, clean and disinfect their rooftop cooling towers as the city investigates a cluster of Legionnaires' Disease cases.
UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (PIX11) -- City health officials say the Upper East Side Legionnaires’ outbreak has continued to grow, but luckily no deaths have been reported. The city has announced that cooling towers in several buildings within the three affected zip codes are being drained and cleane…
More than half of the Upper East Side water cooling towers under investigation for a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak were dinged by health officials during their latest inspections, The Post has learned.
UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (PIX11) -- It’s been more than two weeks since the first cases of Legionnaires’ disease started to appear on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. As of Saturday, more than 50 people were diagnosed with the disease, at least 22 of whom have been hospitalized.
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