Federal count of New York COVID-19 deaths far higher than state reports
MARINA VILLENEUVE, Associated Press
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1of3FILE — In this June 23, 2021 file photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference, in New York. The federal government's count of the coronavirus dead in New York has 11,000 more victims than the tally publicized by the administration of Gov. Cuomo, which has stuck with a far more conservative approach to counting COVID-19 deaths.Mary Altaffer/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3FILE — In this March 25, 2021 file photo, Haydee Pabey holds a picture of the deceased Elba Pabey as demonstrators gather for a rally decrying New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's handling of nursing homes during the previous years outbreak of COVID-19, in New York. The federal government's count of the coronavirus dead in New York has 11,000 more victims than the tally publicized by the administration of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, which has stuck with a far more conservative approach to counting COVID-19 deaths.John Minchillo/APShow MoreShow Less