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City Orders 45 More Buildings to Address Legionnaires’ Outbreak on Upper East Side

The New York City Health Department has directed the owners of 45 additional buildings to remediate rooftop cooling towers after detecting Legionella bacteria. This comes amid an outbreak that has sickened at least 60 people, with 49 hospitalized, prompting a more aggressive response from city officials.

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