Two city buildings, including Harlem Hospital, were the sources of the deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak that has killed seven people , officials revealed Friday.

A strain of the pneumonia-like illness found in seven of the more than 100 patients was matched to Legionella bacteria from cooling towers atop the hospital and a construction site at 40 West 137th Street, where the city’s public health laboratory is located, officials said.

The Harlem cluster of Legionnaires’ disease is now at an end and an investigation into its cause has been closed, they said.

Legionella bacteria was found on cooling towers on top of a construction site at 40 West 137th Street. Google Maps

Legionella bacteria was also found on cooling towers on top of Harlem Hospital. Google Earth

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