Nearly 150 new S.I. nursing home COVID-19 deaths reported after judge forces state to release data Updated Feb 06, 2021; Posted Feb 06, 2021 Photo shows the entrance to the Carmel Richmond Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Dongan Hills on Friday, April 17, 2020. (Staten Island Advance/ Paul Liotta) Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The state released updated coronavirus (COVID-19) related deaths at nursing homes and adult care facilities after being forced by a judge to release the data. The state Department of Health updated its website, without a formal press release or announcement, to reflect the new data — COVID confirmed out-of-facility deaths of nursing home residents.