Guggenheim Museum Tests Positive for Legionella Bacteria in Upper East Side Outbreak

The Guggenheim Museum in New York City has tested positive for the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease, joining 31 buildings ordered to remediate their cooling towers.

• The New York City Health Department released a list of 31 Upper East Side buildings ordered to clean and disinfect their cooling towers following a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak.
• The Guggenheim Museum, which tested positive for the bacteria, has completed its remediation, according to the health department.
• The museum stated that no additional action is needed and that the positive test poses no risk to anyone inside the building.
• More than 50 people have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease in the cluster, with fewer than 20 hospitalized and no deaths reported, according to city health department data.