# Legionnaires’ disease outbreak: Guggenheim Museum among 31 UES buildings with cooling towers that contained illness-causing bacteria

> **Newsylist Open Intelligence Dossier** · First detected: 2026-07-11 03:29 UTC · Category: Health · Sources: 5 · Current Velocity: 3.35

## Executive Summary
4 news sources are covering this Health story right now — Newsylist is tracking how fast it spreads.

## Intelligence Brief
"Legionnaires’ disease outbreak: Guggenheim Museum among 31 UES buildings with cooling towers that contained illness-causing bacteria" is generating significant coverage in the Health category, with 4 articles from 4 distinct sources tracked by Newsylist so far.


Outlets currently covering the story include ABC7 New York, PBS, AP News and amNewYork. Newsylist measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.


Synthesized from multi-source international reporting and live coverage telemetry under Newsylist open intelligence methodology.

## Verified Facts & Key Claims
### Why is "Legionnaires’ disease outbreak: Guggenheim Museum among 31 UES buildings with co" trending?
Because 4 independent news sources published 4 articles about it in a short window — a coverage burst Newsylist classifies as a trend.

### How does Newsylist measure this trend?
Newsylist scores velocity from the rate of new articles weighted by source diversity, snapshotted hourly. The full method is public on our methodology page.

### Is this trend still active?
The status badge on this page updates hourly: rising, peaking, cooling, or archived once coverage stops for 48 hours.

## Key People, Organizations & Locations
NYC, Legionnaires, Legionella, UES, NYC Legionnaires, Guggenheim Museum, Upper West Side

## Multi-Source Evidence Table
| Source Outlet | Headline | Published (UTC) | Verification URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| amNewYork | Legionnaires’ disease outbreak: Case count reaches 56 as Upper West Side building now tests positive for the bacteria | 2026-07-11 23:21 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiiwFBVV95cUxPMDY4cmNJUmJ2bHFIUmQyd0k0VF8zNmhuQzE1N0ZIaGdQcVZsTDF4bUdIVnhmdl9wV0U3N3VIVV9MUGdCN0hPX0ZIenUtRzFJNVgzd1BMRmRjUk1EVFl3aFFxZlBhZ05VMTZLZDY4OXh2VFk5Tl9NRmxpWUtHTzZRVlg3cjNQU2JjN1I4?oc=5) |
| Fox News | Popular NYC museum tests positive for Legionnaires' disease bacteria amid outbreak | 2026-07-11 23:21 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMirAFBVV95cUxOU0xvM3BqZzZLZGM5aGRmbTF1aV9lNEdPUXNxNDJWQnlDN00yMERzSUJGSG5EZzNaY1pIbktjZjd2VDkzVU9vYzhzVWFkY1dObjdIWWJFRjNwalRmUGRxNFFDcTFPSzZPekFGdnJUZ2F5OTB1UkYzZHR0SUxlZzZnRmhXU0p6cnhEZTdLbXpCaHdQUGJWX2N3RlUyOUdVSndNcmw1V2RMUXFjSkxW0gGyAUFVX3lxTE9SUkdxWFhrd0kteklnelZ6V2cyYmlBSzIwTEZQZGVNVjh5TVF1QTFQVlZRcWN2Y0JRaEhjNGtEbnB3MTFHMGswVzlrcjhST09NMm1lYW5VdEdWdXBOaVU0Mi04UkVfQ1VrcWpoOThUMHlTNDl5NUg2SXBMaWZiaHRabFljcGhhbV9BeXVUNzZWZXlCUFVmVFFhcnhWRzlXN21YNkhGUHF) |
| ABC7 New York | NYC Legionnaires' outbreak: Upper West Side building independently finds Legionella bacteria in hot water system | 2026-07-11 20:03 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi5AFBVV95cUxQRVJWN01OMWxQSC1Jdmw4Mlc1eU1tRHJDZ1J4d1E5bUtFdkRacGRmZWVKYjAwYUlIeHY5ZUg3dFNLb1FoTGVyRmhWLVhPdld6YW5GOS02U2ZORGtMdGJKd21uLXd1LVcyZEdaNG1FX0gxY1I4bW42aldoOFdFZ2ZPRm1wOTlLaUVieXFWSkFqYXJIcTFLeF9hMTNhd29wNmllOGRGMUV1V2VzSDBHaHhEY3J4bXFvS1VOVllnWElYNnc3blJJdUN2YmQ5TGgyNkpkN0tBVWpROWpDRjlTSFMyeFlua2rSAeoBQVVfeXFMT2pUTEJoU0M5dUp5VGJ4cTZ4QmxTZHpaRUtlZjlRU3pjeWNWTFMwd3I0a3ZOUTBhd0RRMml4MXE4bVZsdUcyWloyOEhQdkwwdUJtdGZsOHpuMnQwWExRSzg0ZlI2OHA1ZktSOUotelJ) |
| PBS | Guggenheim Museum among NYC buildings that tested positive for Legionnaires' amid disease outbreak | 2026-07-11 20:03 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMizgFBVV95cUxQNE5TOHloU0dwVk1IUThSZ05EaEF2T25RTk5NSFo2RjJXMktWVmEtS0xPdmd0elZNYjhCaUlYN0MzZmtZbXNqMXYzSGZFdFpoV2txc2haTUlaNkg5VHFSdnNBMks3RzdpQ1phelJuQVNrWVAtMV9uNE5pamNDRGwyTmtreWhEWjQ4UlgtOXR0Y1hocWV2VVR1dWkzWnh5eFNhSkZoY1VFcTJrc2k1TGg1SUdZWkdOZ20xcTM0VXpMamI0bFY0WTdacFZuYnNDdw?oc=5) |
| AP News | Guggenheim Museum among NYC buildings that tested positive for Legionnaires’ amid disease outbreak | 2026-07-11 20:03 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiswFBVV95cUxOcXhJaVNleDBqZXppSVhuLUs4eTQwRDRudmdWRVFFVHZ3SEJLdWtMZnlFNVA5MmpwR2JRZmVKRVpqM3VHOGFhYkUxNmxfRUhtUHZvTHBxTEg4RXBzalNjMXUtYmpOUVBfaXdwam96UHh5eXVla2JtN0xMMHc0d3B6SnB4cGhneDREcjh0ZG9odjA5WWQ2cmpFSWFZNDFmTkx1dHFFMjZxZ19BcGJJT0lkcm9GTQ?oc=5) |
| amNewYork | Legionnaires’ disease outbreak: Guggenheim Museum among 31 UES buildings with cooling towers that contained illness-causing bacteria | 2026-07-10 22:23 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijAFBVV95cUxOUDRrVGRNaEtuSUZuZl9fcHVFd04yTDkzdW84TG9EaWlmS21yeHhPcFpQZDdkUWxDaV9vbGQ0clhjaEdjZzZhYlpwYlhwVkUyMDloX0QzT01NbDhkYnQ3RlR5dFlZZkEtZHlobkNUbW1sYnJlZEZrVDdtZ1NhYnAyUGVVVjg5V29ZX2REQw?oc=5) |

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