7th death confirmed in Manhattan Legionnaires’ outbreak, matching total from 2025 outbreak

New York City health officials confirmed a seventh death in connection with the Legionnaires’ outbreak on the Upper East Side.

New York City health officials confirmed a seventh death in connection with the Legionnaires’ outbreak on the Upper East Side, matching the number of lives lost in a similar outbreak in Harlem in 2025.

The seventh death was announced Thursday evening, one of the six people who were still hospitalized from the illness, according to the Health Department. The silver lining of good news: Officials have repeatedly said no new cases had been found since July 21.

As of Thursday, there were still five people in the hospital from Legionnaires’.

Recently, those who live in the area have been vocal about the criticisms of the city’s response to the outbreak, saying preparations were not aggressive enough.

“We are asking why didn’t we have more inspections,” said Valerie Mason, of Community Board 8 on the Upper East Side. “We think inspectors should have been out earlier to make sure buildings were complying with the law.”