Harlem, Legionnaires and cooling towers
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A fourth person has died in connection with a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City. Health officials disclosed the latest death Thursday as they revealed that some cooling towers tested positive for the bacteria in some city-run buildings.
In the five ZIP codes affected by the outbreak, the number of inspections fell more dramatically than in the rest of the city.
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4th Legionnaires' death reported; Harlem Hospital, CUNY among NYC buildings found with bacteria
Four people have died as a result of a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Harlem that has sickened nearly 100 people, and officials revealed the cooling towers that tested positive for the bacteria that causes the illness — some of which are at properties owned by New York City,