Legionnaires' disease, NYC and cooling towers
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Four people in New York City's Harlem neighbourhood have died from an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease, an aggressive and potentially deadly form of pneumonia. The city has seen 99 confirmed cases with 17 people in hospital with the infection, according to the New York City Department of Health.
NEW YORK -- A fourth person has died in connection with a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City, health officials disclosed Thursday as they revealed that some cooling towers that tested positive for the bacteria are in city-run buildings.
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FOX 5 New York on MSNLegionnaire's: 12 cooling towers test positive for live bacteria, 99 cases confirmed
The five zip codes where the cluster of cases are located are 10027, 10030, 10035, 10037 and 10039. Additionally, 12 cooling towers have tested positive for live bacteria in 10 buildings. Eleven of these towers have been sanitized and treated, and the last will be completed on Aug. 15.
Here’s what to know about water-cooling towers amid a cluster of Legionnaires’ disease cases in Central Harlem.