In New York City, hundreds of cases of Legionnaires’ disease have been reported each year for the past decade and cooling towers have become a particular source of concern. They are linked to both the current outbreak and major outbreaks that originated in the Bronx in 2015 and at Amsterdam Nursing Home in Upper Manhattan in 2022.

A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Harlem has claimed a fourth life, with nearly 100 confirmed cases and more than a dozen people still hospitalized. For the first time, city officials have identified 12 cooling towers that tested positive for Legionella bacteria — including four city-owned buildings such as Harlem Hospital.

A woman diagnosed with Legionnaire's disease described her frightening symptoms amid an outbreak in Harlem that has infected nearly 70 people and led to three deaths. "My body is hurting really bad," said Stephanie Tribble,

Health officials in New York City say an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Central Harlem has grown to 90 cases, including three deaths.

A Legionnaires' disease cluster in the Harlem area of New York City has caused three deaths and 90 people to be sickened. Here's what it is, symptoms and how it's spread.

Concerned citizens in Harlem hope to get some answers on the deadly Legionnaires' disease outbreak at a virtual town hall. State Senator Cordell Cleare is holding the meeting in partnership with Community Boards 9,