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Legionnaires' Outbreak in Upper East Side | New York City News
Legionnaires’ disease is surging in Manhattan’s Upper East Side, with 36 confirmed cases and 22 hospitalized—no deaths yet, but this deadly pneumonia is no joke. The outbreak is concentrated in ZIP codes 10028, 10128, and 10075, east of Central Park between East 76th and 97th Streets. If you were there since late June, watch for fever, chills, and cough. You don’t catch it from people—only from breathing contaminated mist from cooling towers. Older adults, smokers, and immunocompromised folks are most at risk. City officials are testing towers across the zone, but results take weeks. Tap…
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