Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Still Under Water Scare
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Patients and staff at an Upper East Side hospital are still avoiding tap water after one patient contracted Legionnaires Disease.
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center is waiting for test results to see if other patients have the type of pneumonia.
Legionnaires is contracted when people breathe in water vapor or mist that's been contaminated with the disease.
Since Friday, everyone at the hospital has been told not to use the sinks, showers, or water fountains.
The hospital is giving out bottled water for drinking and towelettes for bathing.