UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (PIX11) — New York City health officials have confirmed a troubling trend has grown on the Upper East Side.
Officials announced that there are 14 confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease within zip codes 10075, 10028, and 10128.
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Previously, the Health Department stated it had begun an investigation in the neighborhoods of Carnegie Hill and Yorkville for 10 reported and confirmed cases. Just days later, the total and the radius of the cluster increased to the Upper East Side and Lenox Hill areas.
“We identified the cluster early when there were just two confirmed cases, and we’ve acted swiftly and decisively, setting holiday plans aside to step up for our fellow New Yorkers. There is more work to do in the days ahead as we learn more about the source of exposure and confirmed cases,” Commissioner Dr. Alister Martin said in a statement Sunday…