HEALTHJul 9 · 15:50 UTCAMNYBarbara Russo-Lennon

Legionnaires’ disease outbreak: Case count rises to 36 as city continues emergency response efforts

A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Manhattan's Upper East Side has resulted in 36 cases, with 22 hospitalized and no deaths reported. The city is investigating cooling towers in specific ZIP codes and has tested 139 of 160 registered towers. Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced plans to release addresses of buildings with Legionella-positive cooling towers.

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Legionnaires’ diseasetopicManhattan Upper East SideplaceCity Comptroller Mark LevinepersonMayor Zohran MamdanipersonNew York City Health DepartmentorganizationLegionella bacteriatopiccooling towerstopicZIP codes 10028, 10128, 10075place

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