New York scrambles to deflect blame on nursing home deaths undercount
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Jazz ShawPosted at 9:02 am on January 29, 2021
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It’s barely been a day since we learned about the New York Attorney General’s report indicating that the state had undercounted the number of COVID-19 nursing home deaths by as much as 50%. Last night, John dug into the AG’s report to see how the wheels came off of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s disastrous policies so badly and none of the details made the news any less awful. The first question that came to my mind was how Cuomo was going to respond. Was there any way to paint some lipstick on this toxic pig?
Nursing home deaths were undercounted by thousands, New York data shows
Updated Jan 29, 2021;
Posted Jan 29, 2021
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo speaks during coronavirus briefing in the Red Room at the State Capitol alongside Health Commissioner Howard Zucker. (Mike Groll/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo)Mike Groll/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
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By Marina Villeneuve, Bernard Condon and Matt Sedensky | The Associated Press
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration confirmed Thursday that thousands more nursing home residents died of COVID-19 than the state’s official tallies had previously acknowledged, dealing a potential blow to his image as a pandemic hero.
By MARINA VILLENEUVE, BERNARD CONDON and MATT SEDENSKY Associated Press
January 28, 2021
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FILE In this Jan. 11, 2021 file photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivers his State of the State address virtually from The War Room at the state Capitol, in Albany, N.Y. New York may have undercounted COVID-19 deaths among nursing home residents by thousands, the state attorney general charged in a report Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021 that dealt a blow to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s oft-repeated claims that his state is doing better than others in protecting its most vulnerable. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, Pool, File)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration confirmed Thursday that thousands more nursing home residents died of COVID-19 than the state’s official tallies had previously acknowledged, dealing a potential blow to his image as a pandemic hero.
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PUBLISHED 2:03 PM ET Jan. 29, 2021 PUBLISHED 2:03 PM EST Jan. 29, 2021
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Deaths in nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday said, are in many instances inevitable. Elderly people are vulnerable to the virus as are people who live in group settings.
Cuomo has previously compared COVID in nursing homes to fire racing through dry grass. But advocates and researchers hope Attorney General Letitia James s report will lead to changes in policy and transparency in New York. What we re hoping for is this report will spur change in a positive direction, said Maria Alvarez, the executive director of the Statewide Senior Action Council.