Harlem, Legionnaires
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The deadly Legionnaires’ outbreak gripping Harlem has city officials in hot water — as locals accused them Friday of dropping the ball on life-saving inspections and needlessly slow-walking revealing exactly where the disease hit.
As of Thursday evening, there had been three deaths, which was the same number as the day before. However, the city’s Health Department said there were now 81 confirmed cases, up from 73 the day before.
Lawsuit filed after a deadly Legionnaires' outbreak in Harlem, alleging negligence by construction firms and NYC.
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.
Community Board 10 made demands Friday, including a full update from the city on the current investigation and remediation efforts of Legionnaires' disease, as well as the tower l