Upper East Side Legionnaires' Outbreak Kills 4 and Sickens 74 as New Cases Stop
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Updated · Gothamist · Jul 20
Upper East Side Legionnaires' Outbreak Kills 4 and Sickens 74 as New Cases Stop
3 articles · Updated · Gothamist · Jul 20
Summary
A fourth person has died in Manhattan’s Upper East Side Legionnaires’ outbreak, which has now sickened at least 74 people, city Health Commissioner Dr. Alister Martin said Monday.
July 15 was the date of the last diagnosed case, and the last known symptom onset came more than a week ago, leading health officials to say the source of exposure has likely been eliminated.
Cooling towers that tested positive for Legionella are still being inspected as the city enforces health rules across ZIP codes 10028, 10075 and 10128, covering parts of Carnegie Hill and Yorkville.
Legionnaires’ disease is a noncontagious form of pneumonia caused by inhaling water vapor contaminated with Legionella bacteria.