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The New York Department of Health undercounted deaths from the coronavirus in the state’s nursing homes by as much as 50%, according to a report issued Thursday by New York Attorney General Letitia James.
The finding, which was based on data from 62 nursing homes, appears to undercut New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s assurances during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic that New York’s nursing home fatality rates were among the lowest in the country.
Cuomo, a Democrat, often claimed in press conferences that New York had a 20% fatality rate at nursing homes, which he said was far lower than states such as Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and New Jersey.
New York State Health Commissioner Howard Zucker, M.D. (Credit: Courtesy photo)
Fatalities at nursing homes across New York due to COVID-19 were undercounted by as much as 50% as residents who died at hospitals were not included in that data, according to a report released Thursday by New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Discrepancies in data released by the State Department of Health (DOH) has been a point of contention ever since the initial COVID outbreak resulted in thousands of deaths in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. State lawmakers held a pair of public hearings last summer to question officials such as Dr. Howard Zucker, the state health commissioner, on the state’s handling of nursing homes and the data that had been released.
A new report undercuts assurances by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo that the state’s nursing home fatality rates were among the lowest in the country. Pictured: Cuomo briefs reporters Sept. 29 in Manhattan about an increase in COVID-19 cases. (Photo: Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket/Getty Images)
The New York Department of Health undercounted deaths from the coronavirus in the state’s nursing homes by as much as 50%, according to a report issued Thursday by New York Attorney General Letitia James.
The finding, which was based on data from 62 nursing homes, appears to undercut New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s assurances during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic that New York’s nursing home fatality rates were among the lowest in the country.
Things had gone just a little turbo in GME in the pre-market as it briefly topped $500.
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FILE- In this March 13, 2019, file photo, Instagram, Messenger and Facebook apps are are displayed on an iPhone in New York. Federal regulators asked Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, for Facebook to be ordered to divest its Instagram and WhatsApp messaging services as the U.S. government and 48 states and districts accused the company of abusing its market power in social networking to crush smaller competitors. The antitrust lawsuits were announced by the Federal Trade Commission and New York Attorney General Letitia James. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)