Legionnaires' disease, New York City and Harlem outbreak
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G overnor Kathy Hochul defended New York City's response to the Legionnaires ' disease outbreak after officials on Tuesday confirmed the death toll had risen to five.
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.
Rainwater left untreated in cooling towers atop city-owned Harlem Hospital fueled the Big Apple’s deadliest Legionnaire’s disease outbreak in a decade, the Rev. Al Sharpton charged Tuesday.