Provisional — subject to revision

Westchester County, New York

Legionnaires’ disease outbreak · Jun-Sep 2025 · New York

38
Cases: 2
Deaths: Under Investigation
Status

Suspected source

Cooling towers (cluster in Yonkers under investigation) (Cooling tower)

What happened

Westchester County reported 38 confirmed Legionnaires' disease cases and 2 deaths over summer 2025 - roughly a 50% increase over the prior year. The two people who died lived in White Plains and New Rochelle. Cases were spread across the county, with a cluster of five identified in Yonkers, where the state used its cooling-tower registry to sample about a dozen towers within a two-mile area.

Affected ZIP codes

10601, 10701, 10801

Sources & coverage

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Primary source: Cooling towers (cluster in Yonkers under investigation). Figures are provisional and may be revised or withdrawn by the reporting authority.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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