The death toll from a Legionnaires’ outbreak that struck the Upper East Side last month has risen to 11, NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Alistair Martin (above) says. ( Photo: Emil Cohen/NYC Council Media Unit) UES Legionnaires’ Outbreak Death Toll Rises to Eleven Two more people have now been killed in connection with a Legionnaires’ outbreak that tore through the Upper East Side last... News 01 Sep 2026 | 03:09
New York City is facing new lawsuits related to last year’s deadly Legionnaires’ outbreak in Harlem, with the support of Ben Crump (right) and the Reverend Al Sharpton (right). At an August 6 presser, June Cooley (above, center) said that her family has “PTSD” over her mother’s infection. ( Photo: National Action Network/YouTube) New Lawsuits Filed Over Harlem Legionnaires’ Outbreak Dozens of Harlem residents are now suing New York City over its response to a deadly outbreak of Legionnaires’ in the neighborhood... News 07 Aug 2026 | 06:50
A total of 31 buildings on the Upper East Side have tested positive for Legionnaires’ disease, including the Guggenheim Museum on Fifth Avenue (above). Nearly 60 people have been infected. ( Photo: @Epicsunwarrior/ Wikimedia Commons) Growing Outbreak on UES: 59 Now Infected by Legionnaires’ Disease A Legionnaires’ outbreak tearing through the Upper East Side has now reached 59 total cases as of July 12, with 15 people... News 17 Jul 2026 | 01:52
The Harlem Legionnaires’ outbreak has now been declared over. Officials traced it to Harlem Hospital, above. ( Photo: NYC Health + Hospitals Harlem ) After 7 Deaths, Legionnaires’ Outbreak in Harlem Declared Over The deadly Legionnaires’ outbreak that struck Harlem around Aug. 9 is over, NYC health officials said on Aug. 29, leaving... News 19 Sep 2025 | 09:15
