New cases slow in NYC Legionnaires' disease outbreak; Met museum among buildings with positive tests
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A Legionnaires' disease outbreak in a New York City neighborhood now counts 60 cases, but new diagnoses are slowing, health officials said Tuesday. They reported progress on inspections for the disease-causing bacteria—finding traces in dozens of buildings including the famed Metropolitan Museum of …
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NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — There have been 59 positive cases and no deaths linked to the Legionnaires’ outbreak in New York City as of Sunday, according to the NYC Health Department. The city has tested more than 180 cooling towers across three ZIP codes on the Upper East Side.
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) -- The Legionnaires' outbreak on the Upper East Side is showing possible signs of slowing down, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said. Mamdani sat down with PIX11 News' Dan Mannarino on Monday to discuss the Legionnaires' outbreak, his new technology "pit crews," current crime statistics, …
The city reported 59 cases of Legionnaires’ disease on Manhattan’s Upper East Side as of Sunday night. Of the total cases, 15 are currently hospitalized as 33 have been discharged. There have been no deaths fro the disease since the outbreak began on July 2 in NYC.
NEW YORK (AP) — A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in a New York City neighborhood now counts 60 cases, but new diagnoses are slowing, health officials said Tuesday. They reported progress on inspections for the disease-causing bacteria but still haven’t pinpointed a source.
A Legionnaires' disease outbreak in a New York City neighborhood now counts 60 cases, but new diagnoses are slowing, health officials said Tuesday. They reported progress on inspections for the disease-causing bacteria—finding traces in dozens of buildings including the famed Metropolitan Museum of …
This story was originally published by Healthbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at healthbeat.org/newsletters. Health officials have yet to identify the source of the Legionnaires’ outbreak on Manhattan’s Upper East Side as the number of infected individuals has climbed over the past two weeks.
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