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7th death confirmed in Manhattan Legionnaires’ outbreak, matching total from 2025 outbreak
NBC News • • general
Key Points:
- New York City health officials confirmed a seventh death linked to the Legionnaires’ outbreak on the Upper East Side, matching the death toll from a similar 2025 outbreak in Harlem.
- No new Legionnaires’ cases have been reported since July 21, though five people remain hospitalized as of Thursday.
- Community members criticized the city's response, calling for earlier and more frequent inspections of cooling towers to prevent such outbreaks.
- The city issued 110 violations to building owners for cooling tower maintenance failures, including 11 violations and $11,000 in fines to 300 East 83rd Street for unregistered and poorly maintained cooling towers.
- The outbreak has sickened 92 people, with 82 cooling towers testing positive for Legionella bacteria; all identified towers have been cleaned and disinfected following inspections of over 180 towers in the area.
