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Harlem Hospital’s cooling towers sparked deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak, Rev. Al Sharpton charges — as locals blame NYC-owned buildings

Rainwater left untreated in cooling towers atop city-owned Harlem Hospital fueled the Big Apple’s deadliest Legionnaire’s ...
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Harlem Horror as Ben Crump Sues Construction Giants and NYC Over Legionnaires' Crisis That Left 5 Dead

Lawsuit filed after a deadly Legionnaires' outbreak in Harlem, alleging negligence by construction firms and NYC.
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Health department chief says Legionnaires’ cases down despite fifth death from outbreak

DOHMH now reports five deaths and 108 confirmed cases as of Aug. 18 in the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Harlem.

Death toll from Legionnaires' outbreak in New York rises to four

A Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York's Central Harlem has now caused four deaths and sickened 101 people, New York ...

Kathy Hochul brushes off NYC’s handling of Legionnaires’ disease outbreak as 5th death recorded, cases climb to 108: ‘I don’t know how you can prevent it’

Gov. Kathy Hochul brushed off concerns about the city’s handling of Legionnaires’ disease prevention efforts on Tuesday after ...
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NYC health and hospital building among those that tested positive for Legionella bacteria

The city released a list of locations for 12 water-cooling towers that tested positive for the bacteria that causes ...