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Instead, he focused on the compliance issues.
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(Reuters) - New York state’s health department may have undercounted the COVID-19 death toll among state nursing home residents by as much as 50%, according to a report released by the state attorney general’s office on Thursday.
The report, issued while the state prosecutor’s office continues to investigate nursing homes’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic, indicated that some facilities underreported deaths to the state health department. It also noted that the health department has not counted the deaths of nursing home residents who were transferred to and died in hospitals, contributing to a drastic underrepresentation of the nursing home death toll.
CNY nursing home kept Covid positive, negative residents in same rooms, inspection shows
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Syracuse, N.Y. – A Madison County nursing home hit hard by a Covid-19 outbreak let infected residents share rooms with others who tested negative, an inspection report shows.
Crouse Community Center in Morrisville also failed to thoroughly screen employees for Covid-19 symptoms before letting them work with residents, according to the state Health Department inspection conducted Dec. 9 through Dec. 11.
Crouse is one of six Central New York nursing homes the health department recently cited for breaking infection control rules designed to stop the spread of Covid-19 in these facilities.