{"id":296074,"date":"2026-07-14T23:16:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T23:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/296074\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T23:16:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T23:16:36","slug":"70-buildings-test-positive-for-legionella-bacteria-in-manhattan-outbreak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/296074\/","title":{"rendered":"70+ buildings test positive for Legionella bacteria in Manhattan outbreak"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK (PIX11) \u2014 City health officials confirmed the exact number of buildings that tested positive for Legionella bacteria amid the Legionnaires’ outbreak in the Upper East Side<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Commissioner Dr. Alister Martin said 76 buildings within the cluster zone (ZIP codes 10028, 10128 and 10075) were positive for Legionella<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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That number more than doubles the previously reported 31 buildings that tested PCR positive<\/a>. Martin said that of the 76 buildings, 57 have completed required remediation. That includes draining, cleaning and disinfection.<\/p>\n

City health officials have not disclosed the addresses for these buildings, but did say they’d be released “very soon.”<\/p>\n

All 183 cooling towers in the area have been sampled, according to Martin. City health officials said those were determined through geolocation that creates an investigative boundary.<\/p>\n

There have been no deaths associated with the 60 confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As of Monday evening, 15 people were still in the hospital being treated for the illness.<\/p>\n

Spencer Gustafson is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered New York state and city news since 2023. See more of his work here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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