Cases of Legionnaires’ Disease on Manhattan’s Upper East Side Jumps to 10: NYC Health Officials
Health inspectors are sampling dozens of cooling towers as officials warn residents in affected ZIP codes to seek care for flu-like symptoms.
- NYC health officials confirmed 14 cases of Legionnaires' disease on the Upper East Side as of Saturday, expanding the investigation across ZIP codes 10028, 10128, and 10075 following reports that began Thursday.
- Cooling towers likely released contaminated mist containing Legionella bacteria, as people contract the pneumonia by inhaling water vapor rather than through person-to-person transmission.
- NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Alister Martin advises New Yorkers aged 50 and older with flu-like symptoms to seek immediate medical care, extending warnings to anyone who visited the east side of Central Park since late June.
- The NYC Health Department is actively sampling all cooling tower systems in the affected area, requiring building owners with positive Legionella tests to conduct full remediation of their systems.
- While no deaths have been linked to this cluster, city officials remain vigilant following last year's Harlem outbreak, which killed seven people and hospitalized 90 New Yorkers.
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