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NYC orders cleaning of 76 towers in Legionnaires outbreak

Published 15 July 2026

A Legionnaires' disease outbreak on Manhattan's Upper East Side has expanded, with health officials now identifying 76 buildings whose cooling towers have tested positive for the bacteria and ordering their disinfection.

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