Legionnaires’ Disease Oubtreak Update for South Bronx
August 7, 2015
Alert issued 8/6/15 at 8:00 PM. The NYC Health Commissioner has issued an order to all owners of buildings with cooling towers. If you own a building with a cooling tower please see the following link for information and steps you will need to take: https://on.nyc.gov/1Ec9Fp5. The City issued this order because of an outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease in the South Bronx. Several cooling towers in the affected neighborhoods tested positive for Legionella. The outbreak has not affected the City’s drinking or bathing water; it is safe for building residents to drink and bathe with tap water. It is also safe to use home air conditioning units and to be in air conditioned environments. For continued updates, login to NYC DOHMH website https://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/home/home.shtml