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Upper East Side Legionnaires’ Outbreak is Quelled, Health Commissioner Says

By Big New York · 07/31/2026 · Updated 07/31/2026

Seven people have died and 79 were hospitalized since the outbreak was first discovered on July 2, the health department said. Find our journalism more easily when you are searching for local coverage. New York City health officials said Friday that the deadly outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease, killing seven people on the Upper East Side,.

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Seven people have died and 79 were hospitalized since the outbreak was first discovered on July 2, the health department said. Find our journalism more easily when you are searching for local coverage. New York City health officials said Friday that the deadly outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease, killing seven people on the Upper East Side,.

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