The water-cooling towers in several buildings, including CUNY City College's Marshak Science Building and Harlem Hospital, have tested positive for Legionella. The outbreak has sickened 92 people and resulted in three fatalities. City officials are confirming the specific source of the outbreak and indicated that 12 cooling towers have tested positive, with most undergoing remediation. A decline in new cases suggests containment of the bacteria's spread. Officials assure the community that the air quality remains safe for residents and workers.
Several buildings housing government programs have tested positive for Legionella amid an investigation into a Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Central Harlem.
Legionella bacteria can grow in buildings' water-cooling towers and can cause Legionnaires' disease if inhaled, leading to severe pneumonia.
City officials confirmed 12 cooling towers tested positive for Legionella, with remediation completed or planned for all but one.
The number of new cases of Legionnaires' has begun to decline, indicating that the source of the bacteria has been contained.
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