Guggenheim Disinfects Cooling Tower After Legionella Hit 31 NYC Buildings
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 12
Guggenheim Disinfects Cooling Tower After Legionella Hit 31 NYC Buildings
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 12
Summary
The Guggenheim said city officials cleared it for no further action after the museum disinfected a cooling tower that tested positive for Legionella.
Thirty-one Upper East Side buildings were ordered to clean contaminated towers, and 19 had finished remediation by Friday, with the rest expected by Saturday.
More than 50 people have been diagnosed in the outbreak and fewer than 20 remain hospitalized; officials are still investigating which tower, if any, is the source.
Health officials said Legionnaires' is a treatable bacterial pneumonia spread by inhaling mist from warm-water cooling towers, not through drinking water, indoor air or person-to-person contact.