Gezondheid · Legionnaires' death · ArchiefFifth NYC Legionnaires' Death Prompts Lawsuit as Widow Seeks AccountabilityGeschreven 7 september 2026 om 21:22 UTCKijkenTranscript0:00Five people are now dead from0:01Legionnaires disease on Manhattan's0:03Upper East Side, and the widow of the0:05latest victim is planning to sue. The0:08outbreak has sickened 82 people across0:10the Carnegie Hill and Yorkville0:11neighborhoods with eight still0:13hospitalized. Health officials say the0:15outbreak is concentrated in the Carnegie0:17Hill and Yorkville sections of the Upper0:19East Side. The source has been traced to0:22a building's cooling tower that tested0:24positive for the Legionella bacteria.0:2688-year-old Robert Goldstein, an Air0:28Force veteran, was the latest victim.0:31His widow Ida is planning a wrongful0:33death lawsuit against the building owner0:35whose cooling tower was identified as0:37the source of the outbreak. The widow0:39says she is seeking accountability after0:41what she calls a preventable death. Her0:43legal action could set a precedent for0:45holding building owners responsible in0:47future outbreaks. Of the 82 confirmed0:50cases, 56 people have been discharged0:53and 13 never required hospitalization.0:56The health commissioner says no new0:58cases have been reported in nearly a0:59week, and the source has been, quote,1:01likely eliminated. The city is now1:03proposing faster, mandatory disinfection1:05of cooling towers after positive tests,1:08a measure officials hope will prevent1:09another deadly cluster.Lees het artikelTijdlijn van het verhaalHeyDexDe korte video ↗
