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Josh Einiger has more on a bombshell report that New York may have drastically underreported COVID-19 nursing home deaths.
The AG s office also found that a larger number of nursing home residents died from COVID-19 than the New York State Department of Health s published nursing home data reflected and may have been undercounted by as much as 50%. Crucial information should never be withheld from entities that are empowered to pursue oversight, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said. This was always about getting the truth and allowing information to guide our response. That is why we had multiple hearings and another hearing scheduled for this month, and why we requested this information in the first place. Politics should not be part of this tragic pandemic and our responses to it must be led by policy not politics. As always, we will be discussing next steps as a conference.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo s aide on Friday attempted to clarify the recent remark she made during a conference call with legislators, saying the governor s office had to temporarily set aside a request for data on nursing home deaths.
Arizona nursing home COVID-19 cases, deaths skyrocketing, data analysis by AARP shows
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Judie Shape, center, who has tested positive for the coronavirus, blows a kiss to her son-in-law, Michael Spencer, left, as Shape s daughter, Lori Spencer, right, looks on, Wednesday, March 11, 2020, as they visit on the phone and look at each other through a window at the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Wash., near Seattle. In-person visits are not allowed at the nursing home. The vast majority of people recover from the new coronavirus. According to the World Health Organization, most people recover in about two to six weeks, depending on the severity of the illness. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)