Provisional — subject to revision
South Bronx
Legionnaires’ disease outbreak · Aug-Sep 2026 · New York
- 17
- Cases
- 2
- Deaths
- Under Investigation
- Status
Suspected source
Economic Times India (Cooling tower)
What happened
The NYC Health Department is investigating a likely community cluster of Legionnaires' disease in parts of Melrose and Morrisania in the South Bronx (ZIP codes 10451 and 10456); community outreach has been expanded to ZIP codes 10455 and 10459 after cases were identified within a few blocks of 10456. Seventeen people have tested positive and two have died; of the others, four are currently hospitalized, 10 have been discharged and one was not hospitalized. Cases have been identified since late August 2026. Cooling towers at 10 buildings in the affected ZIP codes screened PCR-positive for Legionella and have all been cleaned and disinfected; confirmatory culture testing is under way and takes up to two weeks. Those towers include Yankee Stadium (1 E. 161st St.), which the New York Yankees have said they do not believe is linked to the cluster, and NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln (234 E. 149th St.). No source has been confirmed. An in-person town hall was held September 15, 2026 and a virtual town hall is scheduled for September 22, 2026. Figures are provisional. This is a separate cluster from the Upper East Side cluster the Health Department concluded in August 2026.
Sources & coverage
- Second Death Reported in Bronx Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak, NYC Health Officials Say
- Second Death Reported in Bronx Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak, NYC Health Officials Say
- South Bronx Legionnaires’ outbreak reaches 14 cases, 2 deaths as residents voice concerns at town hall
- South Bronx Legionnaires’ outbreak reaches 14 cases, 2 deaths as residents voice concerns at town hall
- Second death confirmed in Bronx Legionnaires’ disease cluster
- NYC Reports Second Death in Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak in South Bronx
- NYC Reports Second Death in Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak in South Bronx
- NYC Reports Second Death in Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak in South Bronx
- Second person dies from latest NYC Legionnaires’ disease cluster in South Bronx
- Second person dies from latest NYC Legionnaires’ disease cluster in South Bronx
- Second person dies from latest NYC Legionnaires’ disease cluster in South Bronx
- Second person dies of Legionnaires’ Disease amid outbreak in South Bronx
- Second person dies of Legionnaires’ Disease amid outbreak in South Bronx
- Second person dies of Legionnaires’ Disease amid outbreak in South Bronx
- Second person dies of Legionnaires’ Disease amid outbreak in South Bronx
- South Bronx Legionnaires’ outbreak death toll rises to 2
- 2nd person dies in Legionnaires' cluster in the Bronx, NYC health commissioner says
- 2nd person dies in Legionnaires' cluster in the Bronx, NYC health commissioner says
- South Bronx Legionnaires’ outbreak death toll rises to 2
- NYC Health Dept. confirms 2nd death linked to Legionnaires' cluster in South Bronx
- NYC Health Department confirms 2nd death from Legionnaires' cluster in South Bronx
- NYC Health Department confirms 2nd death from Legionnaires' cluster in South Bronx
- NYC Health Department confirms 2nd death from Legionnaires' cluster in South Bronx
- NYC Health Department confirms 2nd death from Legionnaires' cluster in South Bronx
- 2nd death in South Bronx Legionnaires' disease cluster
- Second Death Reported in South Bronx Legionnaires’ Disease Cluster
- Second Death Reported in South Bronx Legionnaires’ Disease Cluster
- Second Death Reported in South Bronx Legionnaires’ Disease Cluster
- Bronx residents press NYC officials on latest Legionnaires' outbreak during town hall meeting
- Legionnaires’ outbreak in the South Bronx: What residents should know about symptoms, exposure and treatment
- Yankee Stadium Tower Tests Positive for Legionnaires’ Bacteria amid Fatal Bronx Outbreak
- Yankee Stadium Tower Tests Positive for Legionnaires’ Bacteria amid Fatal Bronx Outbreak
- Yankee Stadium Tower Tests Positive for Legionnaires’ Bacteria amid Fatal Bronx Outbreak
- Yankee Stadium Tower Tests Positive for Legionnaires’ Bacteria amid Fatal Bronx Outbreak
- NYC detects second Legionnaires’ outbreak of summer in the South Bronx
- NYC detects second Legionnaires’ outbreak of summer in the South Bronx
- NYC detects second Legionnaires’ outbreak of summer in the South Bronx
- NYC detects second Legionnaires’ outbreak of summer in the South Bronx
- NYC detects second Legionnaires’ outbreak of summer in the South Bronx
- NYC detects second Legionnaires’ outbreak of summer in the South Bronx
- NYC detects second Legionnaires’ outbreak of summer in the South Bronx
- Bronx Legionnaires' disease outbreak prompts NYC health officials to order the cleaning of 10 cooling towers
- Bronx Legionnaires' disease outbreak prompts NYC health officials to order the cleaning of 10 cooling towers
- South Bronx Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak Leaves One Person Dead - GLK Law(GLK Law)
- South Bronx Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak Leaves One Person Dead - GLK Law(GLK Law)
- Legionnaires’ disease outbreak kills one and infects others in the South Bronx - PressReader(PressReader)
- Legionnaires’ disease outbreak kills one and infects others in the South Bronx - The Guardian(The Guardian)
- Legionnaires’ disease outbreak kills one and infects others in the South Bronx
- Legionnaires’ disease kills one in the Bronx after deadly Manhattan outbreaks
- Legionnaires’ disease kills one in the Bronx after deadly Manhattan outbreaks
- Legionnaires’ disease kills one in the Bronx after deadly Manhattan outbreaks
- South Bronx Legionnaires’ Disease Cluster in Melrose and Morrisania(Pritzker Hageman)
- Legionnaires’ disease outbreak killed 29 people in Philadelphia in 1976; a new outbreak has now hit South Bronx. Check symptoms, treatment and prevention
- Legionnaires’ disease outbreak killed 29 people in Philadelphia in 1976; a new outbreak has now hit South Bronx. Check symptoms, treatment and prevention
- Legionnaires’ disease outbreak killed 29 people in Philadelphia in 1976; a new outbreak has now hit South Bronx. Check symptoms, treatment and prevention
- Legionnaires’ disease outbreak killed 29 people in Philadelphia in 1976; a new outbreak has now hit South Bronx. Check symptoms, treatment and prevention
- Legionnaires’ disease outbreak killed 29 people in Philadelphia in 1976; a new outbreak has now hit South Bronx. Check symptoms, treatment and prevention
- Legionnaires’ disease outbreak killed 29 people in Philadelphia in 1976; a new outbreak has now hit South Bronx. Check symptoms, treatment and prevention
- Legionnaires’ disease outbreak killed 29 people in Philadelphia in 1976; a new outbreak has now hit South Bronx. Check symptoms, treatment and prevention
- Legionnaires’ disease rips through South Bronx, killing 1 and sickening 5 others in latest outbreak to grip NYC
- Legionnaires’ disease rips through South Bronx, killing 1 and sickening 5 others in latest outbreak to grip NYC
- Legionnaires’ disease rips through South Bronx, killing 1 and sickening 5 others in latest outbreak to grip NYC
- Legionnaires’ disease rips through South Bronx, killing 1 and sickening 5 others in latest outbreak to grip NYC
- Legionnaires’ disease rips through South Bronx, killing 1 and sickening 5 others in latest outbreak to grip NYC
- Legionnaires’ disease rips through South Bronx, killing 1 and sickening 5 others in latest outbreak to grip NYC
- Legionnaires’ disease rips through South Bronx, killing 1 and sickening 5 others in latest outbreak to grip NYC
- Legionnaires’ disease rips through South Bronx, killing 1 and sickening 5 others in latest outbreak to grip NYC
- Legionnaires’ disease rips through South Bronx, killing 1 and sickening 5 others in latest outbreak to grip NYC
- Legionnaires’ disease rips through South Bronx, killing 1 and sickening 5 others in latest outbreak to grip NYC
- Legionnaires’ Outbreak in the Bronx Kills One and Infects 4 Others
- Legionnaires’ Outbreak in the Bronx Kills One and Infects 4 Others
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Primary source: Economic Times India. Figures are provisional and may be revised or withdrawn by the reporting authority. This page is for information only and is not medical or legal advice.
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