The Legionnaires’ outbreak in central Harlem is over, and those living or traveling through the area are no longer at a higher risk of contracting the occasionally fatal disease, city health officials said on Friday.

Since the first cases were reported in July, there have been 114 cases of Legionnaires in Central Harlem, health officials said. Seven people died, and six others remained hospitalized as of Aug. 28, health officials said.

The disease is a type of pneumonia contracted through inhaling mist containing Legionella bacteria, which can emanate from building cooling tanks containing warm, stagnant water, health officials said. Two city buildings were found to be the source of the local outbreak. A Gothamist analysis showed citywide inspections of cooling towers had been on the d

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