92 Confirmed Cases of Legionnaires’ Disease in New York Cluster

Three individuals have died from the infections.

Legionella pneumophila bacteria, which are responsible for causing the pneumonic disease Legionnaires' disease, in a 1978 electron microscope image. Francis Chandler/CDC via AP

A community cluster of Legionnaires’ disease has been identified in the New York City neighborhood of Harlem, with 92 confirmed cases of infection as of Aug. 13, the New York City Health Department said in a statement.

The infections were detected in ZIP codes 10027, 10030, 10035, 10037, and 10039, the city said, adding that “the risk to most people in these ZIP codes is low.”