ALBANY New York will follow updated guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and will not require certain people who have bee
Lines are being drawn as dueling news conferences took place around the noon hour Tuesday. State Republicans were again seeking accountability regarding the 15,
Cuomo administration s stonewalling goes far beyond nursing home deaths
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New York State Health Commissioner Howard Zucker, left, joins Gov. Andrew Cuomo, center, during a coronavirus briefing. Cuomo s administration has blamed long delays in disclosing public records on the pandemic and the volume of requests. (Office of the Governor)Mike Groll/Office of Gov. CuomoShow MoreShow Less
2of9Buy PhotoGov. Andrew Cuomo, second from left, is joined by State Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker, left, budget director Robert Mujica, second from right, and Beth Garvey, special council and senior advisor, right, during a news briefing on state coronavirus cases, and efforts being taken to contain an outbreak on Thursday, March 5, 2020, in the Red Room at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
New York Attorney General Tish James
By Michael V. Cusenza
A larger number of nursing home residents died from COVID-19 than the State Department of Health’s published nursing home data reflected, and may have been undercounted by as much as 50 percent, according to an eye-opening report on State Attorney General Tish James’s investigations into such facilities’ responses to the pandemic released Thursday.
James noted that since March her office has been investigating nursing homes throughout the state based on allegations of patient neglect and other concerning conduct that may have jeopardized the health and safety of residents and employees.