Legionnaires, New York and NYC outbreak
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Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration must launch its own probe into New York City’s handling of the deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Harlem, her predecessor Andrew Cuomo
Lawsuit filed after a deadly Legionnaires' outbreak in Harlem, alleging negligence by construction firms and NYC.
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.
A Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York's Central Harlem has now caused four deaths and sickened 101 people, New York City health officials confirmed.