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Legionnaires' Outbreak Amid Staff Shortage | New York City News
New York City faces a deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak on the Upper East Side, sickening over 70 and claiming four lives, as a crippling shortage of water ecologists—critical for cooling tower inspections—hampers containment efforts. With only 35 of the 56 needed staff on board and delays in hiring and training, the city struggles to keep up, echoing last summer’s Harlem crisis. Despite deploying existing teams to test 180 towers and cleaning many, the exact source remains unknown. Inspections have surged 35% this year, but thousands of towers still go unchecked, underscoring the urgent…
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