3 dead, 83 sickened in Legionnaires’ outbreak in Harlem, 11 cooling towers remediated

An investigation is underway after 81 confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease in Harlem has left three people dead since late July.

City health officials link the Central Harlem outbreak to cooling towers, structures containing water and a fan that are used to cool buildings.

Health officials say you can get the disease by breathing in water vapor that has Legionella bacteria, which grows in warm water…

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