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NYC Legionnaires' Outbreak: Fourth Death Confirmed, 101 Sickened
MONDAY, Aug. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Central Harlem has now caused four deaths and sickened 101 people, New York City health officials confirmed. The bacteria that cause the illness, called Legionella, were found in 12 cooling towers across 10 buildings, including NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem.
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration must launch its own probe into New York City’s handling of the deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Harlem, her predecessor Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday. Cuomo ...
An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in New York was "completely preventable," civil rights attorney Ben Crump says.
Symptoms mimic the flu but escalate quickly. Watch for cough, fever, chills, muscle aches, shortness of breath, and sometimes ...
Rainwater left untreated in cooling towers atop city-owned Harlem Hospital fueled the Big Apple’s deadliest Legionnaire’s ...
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