The new figures come as the Cuomo administration has been forced in recent weeks to acknowledge that the overall number of COVID-19 deaths among long-term
Gov. Andrew Cuomo
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NEW YORK (AP) More than 9,000 recovering coronavirus patients in New York state were released from hospitals into nursing homes early in the pandemic under a controversial directive that was scrapped amid criticism it accelerated outbreaks, according to new records obtained by The Associated Press.
The new number of 9,056 recovering patients sent to hundreds of nursing homes is more than 40% higher than what the state health department previously released. And it raises new questions as to whether a March 25 directive from Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration helped spread sickness and death among residents, a charge the state disputes.
The new number of 9,056 recovering patients sent to hundreds of New York nursing homes is more than 40% higher than what the state health department previously released
The new number is more than 40% more than what the state health department previously released, raising new questions of whether a directive from Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration helped spread sickness and death.
In Syracuse’s deadliest nursing home, an overwhelmed staff could not put out the Covid fire
Updated Feb 04, 2021;
Posted Feb 04, 2021
Judy Hotaling, 72, and her daughter Jennifer Anderson look at photos of John Hotaling Monday, March 16, 2020 at Judy s home in Syracuse. John Hotaling died at Iroquois nursing home Dec. 29, 2020, during a Covid-19 outbreak that killed 49 residents. N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.comN. Scott Trimble | strimble@syra
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Syracuse, N.Y. John Hotaling was near death. The nursing home had assembled his family on Facetime to say goodbye.
But there was no peace in what they saw, his daughter said. Jennifer Anderson said her father gasped for breath. He moaned. His eyes rolled back into his head, she said.