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The White House is refusing to comment on new revelations that nursing home deaths in New York were undercounted by as much as 50 percent, catapulting the scandal to another level for Democrat Governor Andrew Cuomo. The New York Attorney General released a report yesterday saying the state had undercounted the number of COVID deaths by as much as 50 percent in nursing homes. Would President Biden support a federal investigation into what happened and Governor Andrew Cuomo s role? a reporter asked. I ve seen those reports. I would say any investigation I would point you to the Department of Justice, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki responded. Any investigation would be led by the Department of Justice.
New York Daily News Calls Out Andrew Cuomo s Obstinacy for Undercounted Nursing Home Deaths
On 1/29/21 at 12:32 PM EST
The editorial board of the New York Daily News called out New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Friday for his obstinacy in handling the pandemic, after the attorney general said the state under-reported coronavirus deaths in nursing homes by the thousands.
On Thursday, New York Attorney General Letitia James released a 76-page report that found it was likely the Cuomo administration failed to report nursing home deaths by as much as 50 percent.
Hours later, health department officials made available new public data to corroborate these claims, adding over 3,800 deaths to the nursing home toll,
29 Jan 2021
Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) reacted to the revealing report released by New York Attorney General Letitia James, which indicated New York State may have vastly undercounted coronavirus-related deaths in nursing homes. He contended the state has “a lower percentage of deaths in nursing homes than other states.”
Cuomo defended his administration’s actions, telling reporters that everyone did the best they could and that the state Department of Health followed federal guidance as the Chinese coronavirus began to grip the nation.
“If you think there was a mistake, then go talk to the federal government. It’s not about pointing fingers or blame; it’s that this became a political football, right? Look, whether a person died in a hospital or died in a nursing home, it’s people died. People died,” he said before touting that New York has a lower percentage of deaths in nursing homes than other states.
Fox News Bryan Llenas reports on a significant undercounting of coronavirus deaths in nursing homes by the state of New York.
Rep. Elise Stefanik is demanding that New York Attorney General Letitia James and the U.S. Justice Department subpoena Gov. Andrew Cuomo s administration for documentation and communications regarding his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
Stefanik s remarks come after a report by James was released on Thursday that revealed the state s COVID-19 death count in nursing home facilities was underreported by as much as 50%. The massive undercount in the report that detailed the findings of an investigation into allegations of patient neglect and other concerning conduct by nursing home facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.