New York City declares Harlem legionnaire’s disease outbreak over

A hospital's cooling tower was harboring bacteria as seven people died and 90 were hospitalized over three weeks

New York City has declared the deadly legionnaires' disease outbreak in central Harlem over, nearly three weeks since it began.

On Friday, city health officials announced that there have been no new cases among residents who live or work in the area since 9 August. As of Friday, there have been 114 cases of legionnaires' disease, with 90 people hospitalized - six of those remaining in hospital - and seven deaths.