7 Dead, 114 Sickened: Legionnaires’ Outbreak In Harlem Declared Over
Harlem’s Legionnaires’ outbreak is officially over, health officials said, after sickening over 100 people and killing seven.
Residents and visitors to Central Harlem are no longer at increased risk of contracting Legionnaires’ disease, the New York City Health Department announced Friday, Aug. 29. The last reported case connected to the cluster began showing symptoms on Saturday, Aug. 9.
In total, the outbreak sickened 114 people, 90 of whom were hospitalized. Six patients remain in the hospital, and seven have died, as Daily Voice reported.
Most of those infected had underlyin…
