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Jewish News 24 · Sep 14, 2026

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⚠️ NYC health officials reportedly say preliminary testing found Legionella bacteria in 10 cooling towers across the South Bronx, including one overseeing Yankee Stadium and another at Lincoln Hospital. The outbreak has grown to nine confirmed Legionnaires’ disease cases, with one death and three people hospitalized. Officials ordered the affected towers drained, cleaned and disinfected, while stressing that the positive tests do not yet prove which tower caused the outbreak.

⚠️ NYC health officials reportedly say preliminary testing found Legionella bacteria in 10 cooling towers across the South Bronx, including one overseeing Yankee Stadium and another at Lincoln Hospital. The outbreak has grown to nine confirmed Legionnaires’ disease cases, with one death and three people hospitalized. Officials ordered the affected towers drained, cleaned and disinfected, while stressing that the positive tests do not yet prove which tower caused the outbreak.

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