{"id":289109,"date":"2026-07-07T13:49:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T13:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/289109\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T13:49:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T13:49:14","slug":"legionnaires-cluster-grows-in-new-york-city-health-department","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/289109\/","title":{"rendered":"Legionnaires\u2019 cluster grows in New York City: Health Department"},"content":{"rendered":"

UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WPIX<\/a>) \u2014 New York City health officials have confirmed a troubling trend growing on the Upper East Side.<\/p>\n

Officials announced that there are 14 confirmed cases of Legionnaires\u2019 disease<\/a> within zip codes 10075, 10028 and 10128.<\/p>\n

Previously, the Health Department stated that it had begun an investigation in the neighborhoods of Carnegie Hill and Yorkville for 10 reported and confirmed cases. Just days later, the total and the radius of the cluster increased to the Upper East Side and Lenox Hill areas.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u00a0identified\u00a0the\u00a0cluster\u00a0early when there were just two\u00a0confirmed cases, and\u00a0we\u2019ve\u00a0acted swiftly and decisively, setting holiday plans aside to step up for our fellow New Yorkers.\u00a0There is more work to do in the days\u00a0ahead as we learn more about the source\u00a0of exposure and confirmed cases,\u201d Commissioner Dr. Alister Martin said in a statement Sunday.<\/p>\n

Last week, the Health Department confirmed that Legionella, the bacteria that leads to Legionnaires\u2019 disease, was present in the water supply for a building in the East Village<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In February, the dangerous bacteria were\u00a0found in another residential building in Harlem<\/a>\u00a0after plaguing the community all summer last year.\u00a0Two cases of Legionnaires\u2019 disease were found<\/a>\u00a0in that building as well.<\/p>\n

Officials have not yet identified the origin of the growing cluster on the Upper East Side.<\/p>\n

Legionnaires\u2019 disease is a severe form of pneumonia caused by the bacterium Legionella, according to the\u00a0Mayo Clinic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Common sources of exposure are cooling towers, hot tubs, and spray fountains. Legionnaires\u2019 disease is not contagious, and you can\u2019t get it by drinking water, cooking or using air conditioning.<\/p>\n

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