What You Need To Know About Legionnaires’ Disease as Upper East Side Outbreak Persists

A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak on Manhattan’s Upper East Side has infected 63 people, with 76 buildings testing positive for Legionella bacteria. Fifty-seven buildings have been cleaned, while 19 remain to be disinfected by Thursday. City Council Speaker Julie Menin criticized the Health Department for delays in enforcing a new testing law and raised concerns about vulnerable seniors in affected neighborhoods.