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NYC Legionella cooling tower outbreak 2026
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FIRST ENTRY JUL 27
JUL 27 · Day 1
Legionella bacteria found in Upper East Side cooling towers before outbreak
Menin had urged the health department to disinfect all cooling towers in the affected ZIP codes.
As of Monday, a total of 89 people have been sickened in this year's outbreak.
New York City's Health Department identified 56 buildings on the Upper East Side that had active Legionella bacteria living in their cooling towers before the outbreak.