Harlem, Legionnaires' disease
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Rainwater left untreated in cooling towers atop city-owned Harlem Hospital fueled the Big Apple’s deadliest Legionnaire’s disease outbreak in a decade, the Rev. Al Sharpton charged Tuesday.
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump and civil rights advocate Rev. Al Sharpton are planning a press conference Tuesday, Aug. 19, to announce a lawsuit against a construction company accused of starting the deadly Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Harlem, targeting Black and brown residents, BLACK ENTERPRISE has confirmed.
Officials said Monday night there has been an uptick in cases in the Legionnaires' disease cluster in Central Harlem.