AP: Over 9,000 COVID patients sent into New York nursing homes
The new number of over 9,000 recovering patients sent to nursing homes is more than 40 percent higher than what had been previously released by the state. Author: Associated Press, WGRZ Staff Published: 9:33 PM EST February 11, 2021 Updated: 10:34 PM EST February 11, 2021
ALBANY, N.Y. More than 9,000 recovering coronavirus patients in New York state were released from hospitals into nursing homes under a controversial directive that was scrapped amid criticism it was accelerating outbreaks.
That s according to new records obtained by The Associated Press.
The new number of more than 9,000 recovering patients sent to hundreds of nursing homes is more than 40 percent higher than what had been previously released by the state health department.
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