MONDAY, Aug. 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — New York City health officials confirmed a sixth death linked to a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Harlem where 112 people have now been diagnosed.

Additionally, investigators have detected Legionella bacteria in 12 cooling towers across 10 buildings within the affected ZIP codes 10027, 10030, 10035, 10037, and 10039 in Central Harlem.Towers that tested positive have completed required treatment,

A sixth person has died from the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City, according to city health officials. The latest death came as there have been 111 confirmed cases of the pneumonia-like lung infection across Harlem, with seven people still hospitalized, the New York City Health Department said in an update Thursday.