New York City officials have announced that all buildings on the Upper East Side linked to a Legionnaires' disease outbreak have been cleaned and disinfected, following a massive effort to prevent further cases of the deadly bacterial infection. The outbreak, which was first reported in July, led to at least 133 cases of Legionnaires' disease and 12 deaths, with many of the affected individuals residing or working in buildings on the Upper East Side. The city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, along with the Department of Environmental Protection, worked tirelessly to identify and clean the cooling towers that were found to be contaminated with the bacteria. With the cleaning and disinfection efforts now complete, officials are hopeful that the outbreak has been brought under control and that the risk to public health has been significantly reduced.
All UES buildings linked to Legionnaires' cleaned cooling towers, officials say CBS News
