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Health officials in New York City are investigating a Bronx apartment complex after two residents tested positive for Legionnaires’ disease. The city health department began an evaluation of the Parkchester North Condominiums after it said two residents tested positive for Legionnaires’ disease within 10 months. The Legionella bacteria are growing in the building’s hot water system, and were identified after …

This story originally appeared on Vox and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Air conditioners have been working overtime this hot summer, from those tiny window units to the massive AC towers that serve the tightly packed apartment buildings in major cities. And while they bring the relief of cool air, these contraptions also create the conditions for dangerous …

A sixth person has died in the Legionnaire’s disease outbreak in Central Harlem, the most deaths since a 2015 Bronx outbreak that claimed 16 lives, according to an update Thursday by the city health department. The new death, one more than reported on Wednesday, came as the number of those sickened by the disease also inched up, from 109 to …

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City officials have discovered a sixth death linked to a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Central Harlem, where more than 100 people have been diagnosed with the ailment, health authorities said Thursday. The person died earlier this month outside of New York City. Their death was recently discovered during the city health department’s ongoing investigation …

Two construction workers who claim they contracted Legionnaires’ disease while working at or near Harlem Hospital Center are suing contractors they allege failed to safeguard water cooling towers at the building against contamination by the bacteria that causes the illness. Duane Headley and Nunzio Quinto, both from Nassau County in Long Island, allege in court papers they contracted Legionnaires’ disease …

Air conditioners have been working overtime this hot summer, from those tiny window units to the massive AC towers that serve the tightly packed apartment buildings in major cities. And while they bring the relief of cool air, these contraptions also create the conditions for dangerous bacteria to multiply and spread. One particularly nasty bacteria-borne illness is currently spreading in …

A pair of construction companies overlooked safety concerns, causing a “completely preventable” outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in New York City that’s killed at least five people and sickened dozens more, according to lawsuits filed Wednesday. The Harlem outbreak has been traced back to July 26 with clusters in Upper Manhattan ZIP codes 10027, 10030, 10035, 10037 and 10039, officials said. …

NEW YORK — A fifth person has died in connection with a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City, health officials said. The outbreak in Central Harlem has sickened dozens since it began in late July and the latest death was announced late Monday night. Fourteen people were hospitalized as of Monday, according to the health department. The bacteria that …

NEW YORK (AP) — A fifth person has died in connection with a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City, health officials said. The outbreak in Central Harlem has sickened dozens since it began in late July and the latest death was announced late Monday night. Fourteen people were hospitalized as of Monday, according to the health department. The bacteria …

The Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Central Harlem has been linked to a fifth death, the city health department said Monday, equaling the toll from an outbreak at a nursing home in 2022. William Fowler, a spokesperson for Mayor Eric Adams, said the latest casualty was not a new death. Rather, it stemmed from investigators’ conclusively linking an earlier death to …