{"id":367983,"date":"2026-10-08T16:45:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T16:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/367983\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T16:45:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T16:45:57","slug":"2-legionnaires-cases-in-ny-trigger-probe-of-hot-water-system-at-apartment-complex-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/367983\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Legionnaires cases in NY trigger probe of hot water system at apartment complex: reports"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease <\/a>prompted New York City health officials to investigate the hot water system at a Staten Island apartment complex, though authorities said there is no known risk to the surrounding community, according to reports.<\/p>\n

The city’s Department of Health said two residents of Castleton Park Apartments in the St. George neighborhood tested positive for the bacterial form of pneumonia within the past 12 months, CBS New York<\/a> reported on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The department is evaluating the building\u2019s internal hot-water system and said remediation work is underway, the media outlet noted. Officials said the investigation does not involve a cooling tower, which has been the source of some previous outbreaks in the city, per the outlet. <\/p>\n

Residents may continue drinking tap water, health officials reportedly said, but they should follow city guidance on safe water use while the work continues. <\/p>\n

“We urge all who live at these residences to practice caution and follow all the applicable Health Department guidelines,” Borough President Vito Fossella wrote, in part, on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Legionnaires’ disease is treatable, but kills about 10% of patients, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It’s caused by Legionella bacteria, which grow in warm water and can spread in such places as hot tubs and building cooling equipment. People may contract the disease by inhaling contaminated water droplets, but it doesn\u2019t spread person-to-person.<\/p>\n

A Legionnaire’s outbreak during the summer on Manhattan’s Upper East Side killed 11 people among more than 90 who tested positive, the health department previously said. The agency said 59 cooling towers at 58 buildings tested positive for live Legionella bacteria. All those towers were cleaned and disinfected.<\/p>\n

In 2025, another Legionnaires’ outbreak in Harlem killed seven people and sickened dozens of others.<\/p>\n

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