New York Yankees say Legionella bacteria found in stadium cooling tower not linked to outbreak
Preliminary tests found Legionella DNA in 10 of 24 sampled towers, and officials said culture results could take up to two weeks.
- On Sunday, the New York City Health Department ordered 10 cooling towers in the South Bronx disinfected after preliminary testing detected Legionella bacteria connected to nine Legionnaires' disease cases.
- Legionnaires' disease, a severe pneumonia caused by breathing in mist containing live bacteria, prompted investigation after officials identified the cluster in the Melrose and Morrisania neighborhoods.
- Yankee Stadium is among the 10 sites with positive PCR results, though the Yankees said 'no current cases' are associated with the site; health officials inspected 24 total cooling towers.
- By Monday, September 14, 2026, all 10 cooling towers must complete cleaning and disinfection, while culture testing continues to determine whether detected bacteria are live or dead.
- NYC Health Commissioner Alister Martin will host a town hall at Metropolitan College on Tuesday at 6 p.m. following this summer's second major Legionnaires' outbreak in the city.
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NY Department of Health ordered 10 cooling towers to be emptied, cleaned and disinfected due to the outbreak of legionelosis in the city
Deadly bacteria detected as NYC orders emergency cleaning of cooling towers – NEW YORK TIMES POST
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Health officials ordered the immediate remediation of 10 rooftop cooling towers in the South Bronx after preliminary testing detected Legionella bacteria amid a growing Legionnaires’ disease cluster that has sickened nine people and left one dead. The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene issued orders to clean and disinfect the sites. Among the affected structures are cooling towers at…
City Orders Emergency Cleaning of 10 Bronx Cooling Towers After Legionella Outbreak Kills One
New York City health officials ordered emergency cleaning of 10 South Bronx cooling towers, including at Yankee Stadium and Lincoln Hospital, after Legionella bacteria was linked to an outbreak that has sickened nine people and killed one.
Yankees say Legionella bacteria found in stadium cooling tower not linked to outbreak
NEW YORK — Bacteria that cause potentially fatal Legionnaires’ disease were found in a Yankee Stadium cooling tower — one of 10 such towers in the Bronx that tested positive amid several reported cases of the illness including one death,…
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