{"id":950059,"date":"2026-07-21T17:35:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T17:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/950059\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T17:35:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T17:35:20","slug":"new-york-city-legionnaires-disease-kills-4-on-the-upper-east-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/950059\/","title":{"rendered":"New York City Legionnaires’ disease kills 4 on the Upper East Side"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in New York City<\/a> killed a fourth person as 76 cases have now been reported in the city, city health authorities announced Monday.<\/p>\n

The outbreak, which city authorities have linked<\/a> to a series of cooling towers in Upper East Side buildings, has hospitalized 60 people, 53 of whom were discharged while seven remained in the hospital, according to authorities<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The fourth death announced Monday follows a first death<\/a> from the disease on Friday. City officials announced two additional deaths<\/a> over the weekend.<\/p>\n

Legionnaires disease comes from live Legionella bacteria infecting a person’s lungs. While, according to New York City health authorities, most people exposed to the bacteria<\/a> don’t get sick, infection can cause a severe form of pneumonia that can be fatal.<\/p>\n

DEADLY LEGIONNAIRES’ DISEASE OUTBREAK SPARKS CONCERN IN MAJOR US CITY: KNOW THE SYMPTOMS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Michigan reports uptick in Legionnaires’ disease\u00a0 (iStock)<\/p>\n

“Symptoms typically develop two to fourteen days after exposure and include fever, chills, muscle aches<\/a>, shortness of breath, and cough. Legionnaires\u2019 disease can be effectively treated with antibiotics when diagnosed early,” New York City’s Health Department wrote in a statement.<\/p>\n

City officials discovered the recent outbreak on July 2, and quickly tied it to a series of cooling towers in 31 different buildings in the city.\u00a0<\/p>\n

NYC HEALTH OFFICIALS WARN CENTRAL PARK VISITORS AFTER LEGIONNAIRES\u2019 OUTBREAK GROWS ON UPPER EAST SIDE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

After testing 180 different cooling towers, the city found live or dead Legionella bacteria in 31 buildings. The city, in a statement, stressed that the discovery of dead bacteria in some buildings did not necessarily mean people in that building were ever exposed to the disease.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The city ordered the following buildings, which includes the building that houses the vaunted Guggenheim Museum at 1071 Fifth Ave., to initiate a deep clean and disinfectant of their cooling towers “out of an abundance of caution.<\/p>\n