Number of Legionnaires’ Disease Cases in Northern Manhattan Continues to Grow

An aerial of the George Washington Bridge on Sept. 8, 2016, in New York City. The city's Health Department announced 16 cases of Legionnaires Disease in northern Manhattan on July 15, 2018. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

A cluster of Legionnaires’ disease in New York City has expanded in the last few days with eight new cases.

On Wednesday, the city’s Health Department reported that eight cases had been found in Manhattan’s lower Washington Heights neighborhood in the last week. The department announced three more cases on Thursday, and another three cases on Friday. Now the count is up to 16.