outbreak

Low levels of Legionella bacteria have potential to cause human disease, city officials say.

There have been 75 cases since March, according to the city's health department. 

Seven cooling towers in Morris Park tested positive for Legionella bacteria.

The current cluster was first discovered on Sept. 21 in The Bronx, according to the Health Department.

The Opera House Hotel was determined to be the initial site of the outbreak, health officials said. 

Two buildings on the St. Barnabas Hospital campus tested positive, according to health officials.  

The announcement comes as Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo are still feuding.

Pyramid Safe Haven, located at 470 E. 161st St., was found to be another infected site.

Empire Hotel Group Vice President Glenn Isaacs blasted the city for not giving the hotel enough info.

Assemblywoman Latoya Joyner wants funds for the city to continually test cooling towers for legionella.

Union boss says city should have called in feds after a city school teacher died in April 30.

Two additional sites have also been identified as being infected with legionella, officials said.

Health inspectors now plan to visit P.S. 325 for the first time since a teacher there died in April.

There have been 97 confirmed cases of the disease since early July. 

A new law will require cooling towers to be registered and inspected for the disease.