5 dead as 34 NYC cooling towers test positive for Legionella bacteria, officials say

Name: 5 dead as 34 NYC cooling towers test positive for Legionella bacteria, officials say
Uploaded: 2026-07-22T06:42:00-0400
Duration: 1 min 47 s
Description: Thirty-four cooling towers at 33 buildings on the Upper East Side tested positive for live Legionella bacteria, which comes as the fifth confirmed death was reported. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook reports.

Thirty-four cooling towers at 33 buildings on the Upper East Side tested positive for live Legionella bacteria, which comes as the fifth confirmed death was reported. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook reports.