South Bronx Legionnaires' Cluster Declared, Cooling Towers Tested
CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins78% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 78%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterNYC[1] Health press release dated 10 September 2026: 'Our disease investigators have confirmed five cases of Legionnaires' disease'.
NYC's Health Department announced a likely community Legionnaires' cluster in Melrose and Morrisania (ZIP codes 10451, 10456): five confirmed cases and one death as of 10 September 2026. Insurance Journal later reported 14 positive cases and two deaths as of 18 September.
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