The overall fatality rate for Legionnaires’ disease is about 10%, but it’s higher among hospitalized patients, seniors and those with underlying health conditions. When was NYC’s last outbreak?

There has been a third death in the Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York City. Officials said the number of cases has grown to 67, including those three deaths. Legionnaires' is a severe ...

Three people have died among 67 cases of Legionnaires' disease in a cluster that broke out in the central Harlem area of New York City, officials said Monday. The big picture: People living and ...

A Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York City has resulted in 58 diagnoses and two deaths since July 25, 2025. Legionnaires' disease, a severe form of pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria, is ...

Legionnaires’ Disease Sickens Over 60 in New York. Here’s What to Know. The cases are most likely linked to a cooling tower in central Harlem, health officials said. Share full article 33 ...

As New York City grapples with a rapidly growing outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Central Harlem, we're turning to medical experts for clarity and guidance. UI Health's Dr. Shikha Jain ...

The New York City Department of Health said in an update Aug. 4 that 58 people in Central Harlem have been diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease since July 25. Two people have died so far, NYC ...

New York City health officials are continuing to investigate a cluster of Legionnaires’ disease, a serious bacterial lung infection, where the number of cases has risen to 73, including three ...

July 31 (UPI) -- An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Harlem has killed one person and sickened nearly two dozen others, New York City health officials said. The cluster was first detected ...

The worst-ever outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in NYC has yet to be stopped as health officials raised the total number of those infected to 97, including eight deaths.

The most recent CDC report from 2011 shows New York with a rate of Legionnaires’ disease nearly double the national average. The number of cases in New York increased by 230% between 2002-09 ...