Officials identify UES cooling towers that had living Legionella bacteria before outbreak
A deadly Legionnaires’ outbreak on Manhattan’s Upper East Side intensifies as officials pinpoint contaminated cooling towers behind six fatalities.
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A deadly Legionnaires’ outbreak on Manhattan’s Upper East Side intensifies as officials pinpoint contaminated cooling towers behind six fatalities.
A Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York City's Upper East Side has resulted in 82 reported cases and five deaths.
New York City faces a rising death toll and an increasing number of cases following an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease centered in Manhattan.
A Legionnaires' disease outbreak on New York City's Upper East Side has resulted in multiple deaths as case totals continue to climb.
A second fatality has been confirmed in a Manhattan Legionnaires' disease outbreak as reports indicate shifting trends in case numbers.
An Upper East Side Legionnaires' disease outbreak has now resulted in two confirmed deaths and 72 total cases.
Seventy-six buildings on the Upper East Side, including major cultural institutions, have tested positive for Legionella bacteria.
Legionnaires' disease cases climb in New York City as authorities investigate cooling towers and positive test results at prominent landmarks.
Legionella bacteria has been detected at the Guggenheim Museum and other Manhattan sites amid a growing Legionnaires' disease outbreak.
Health officials are investigating a growing cluster of 36 Legionnaires' disease cases centered on Manhattan's Upper East Side.
New York City health officials have identified 31 Upper East Side locations, including the Guggenheim Museum, testing positive for Legionella bacteria.
Health officials are investigating an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease on Manhattan's Upper East Side as case counts climb.
An active Legionnaires’ disease outbreak on New York’s Upper East Side has prompted a city-led investigation into potential building cooling tower sources.
A cluster of Legionnaires' disease cases in New York City's Upper East Side has prompted health alerts for local residents and Central Park visitors.
NYC declares emergency over Legionnaires’ cluster as testing and transit plans unfold
Health officials are investigating confirmed Legionella detections and reported cases of Legionnaires’ disease across two New York City neighborhoods.