Manhattan Legionnaires Cluster Grows To 63 Cases In Five Days
New York City's health department says dozens of Upper East Side cooling towers tested positive for Legionella via PCR testing.
- Confirmed cases climbed from 46 on July 9 to 63 by July 14, city data show.
- The health department now publishes a public list naming every PCR-positive cooling tower system.
- Legionella spreads through inhaled mist from cooling towers, never through contact between infected people.
Why it matters: A decade of mandatory tower registration didn't stop dozens of them from breeding the same bacteria again.
NYC Health Department (NYC.gov) - Legionnaires' Disease Upper East Side cluster page ↗ · Jul 15, 20267/15/26 · ✓ Checked✓ Check