Jul 28, 2026
A sixth person has died in connection to the outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in a Manhattan neighborhood. The New York City Health Department confirmed the death of the sixth person Tuesday. In all, 90 people have tested positive for the disease as a result of the cluster found on the Upper E ast Side, six of whom were still in the hospital. It comes days after it was found that more than 50 buildings on the Upper East Side were on a list of addresses that tested positive for the live legionella bacteria, according to the health department. While more addresses could still be added to the list, the health department said, it did not mean any of the ones listed were the source of the Legionella exposure in the current cluster. A total of 77 cooling towers at 75 buildings were positive for legionella in initial testing. Upper East Side Legionnaires’ Outbreak Zip codes highlighted below have been identified as part of the Legionnaires’ disease community cluster on the Upper East Side. Red circles identify buildings that have tested positive for live Legionella bacteria. Source: NYC Health • Map: Annetta Stogniew New daily case counts appeared to plunge after peaking on July 7, and there have been no new cases since July 17. While it still could be weeks before it is determined which cooling tower (or towers) made people sick, officials feel confident the source has already been eliminated given that there have been no new cases since July 15. The cooling towers that tested positive for the live bacteria have been fully cleaned, the Health Department said. The department said it would continue to update the addresses on its website as appropriate. Full list of impacted addresses These are the addresses that tested positive for live Legionella bacteria: 100 East End Avenue1660 Second Avenue300 E 79th Street445 E 86th Street180 East End Avenue1438 Third Avenue301 E 80th Street51 E 87th Street1381 Lexington Avenue1551 Third Avenue511 E 80th Street120 E 87th Street1486 Lexington Avenue980 Fifth Avenue238 E 81st Street125 E 87th Street1150 Madison Avenue1001 Fifth Avenue240 E 82nd Street501 E 87th Street1239 Madison Avenue1130 Fifth Avenue8 E 83rd Street168 E 88th Street1275 Madison Avenue1080 Fifth Avenue13 E 84th Street9 E 90th Street920 Park Avenue1045 Fifth Avenue145 E 84th Street410 E 92nd Street1020 Park Avenue1071 Fifth Avenue160 E 84th Street40 E 94th Street1249 Park Avenue135 E 79th Street7 E 86th Street200 E 95th Street1750 York Avenue155 E 79th Street401 E 86th Street235 E 95th Street1755 York Avenue201 E 79th Street444 E 86th Street115 E 97th Street1875 Second Avenue ...read more read less
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