Gov Cuomo signs bill repealing legal immunity granted to New York nursing homes during pandemic as he faces probe into hundreds of excess deaths at care facilities Effective immediately, nursing homes and other healthcare facilities can be held civilly and criminally liable for treatment of individuals with COVID-19 The bill was sponsored and championed by Cuomo critics including Sen. Alessandra Biaggi However, Cuomo himself has faced calls to resign amid probes into whether the state mishandled nursing home deaths related to the pandemic The Cuomo administration has faced accusations that the state miscounted hundreds of nursing home deaths as hospital deaths