Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration must launch its own probe into New York City’s handling of the deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Harlem , her predecessor Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday.

Cuomo — now running for mayor — was governor when a Legionnaires’ outbreak hit The Bronx in 2015, resulting in 15 deaths and 120 hospitalizations. After hearing complaints from Bronx officials and residents, he ordered a state investigation that led to stricter rules involving testing cooling towers for the disease-causing bacteria Legionnela.

“Confidence in government is paramount, and New Yorkers deserve to know if the City followed its own rules to prevent this deadly outbreak,” Cuomo said in a statement. 4

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“The last time we confronted a Legionnaires’ outbreak of this scale, we no

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