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
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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.
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Residents and workers at long-term-care facilities are high-priority candidates for the Covid-19 vaccines. But many are still waiting.
Ruth Ann Platt of Gainesville, Ga., received her second dose of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine after spending seven months in her room. Now, she said, “I would love to find someone who plays a good game of pinochle.”Credit.Nicole Craine for The New York Times
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Ruth Ann Platt, watching the news on television about effective vaccines for the coronavirus, couldn’t wait for them to reach her nursing home in Gainesville, Ga. “I thought it was a great thing from the get-go,” she said.