New York City health officials on Friday declared the end of a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Central Harlem that sickened more than 114 people and left seven dead.

Acting Health Commissioner Dr. Michelle Morse said no new cases have been reported since Aug. 9 during a virtual press briefing on Aug. 29, while announcing a package of proposed reforms aimed at reducing the risk of future outbreaks, including more frequent testing of cooling towers.

Of the 114 people who were infected, 90 were hospitalized, and six remain in the hospital. The seventh death linked to the outbreak was announced by the DOH on Thursday.

After extensive testing and genetic analysis, health investigators traced the bacterial strain to the cooling towers at Harlem Hospital and a nearby construction site on Wes

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