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The state issued the numbers Friday after Gov. Kathy Hochul said this week she would ask hospitals to track patients who were not admitted for Covid, but were later diagnosed.
The cash influx comes as hospitals in the city struggle to maintain appropriate staffing levels due to shortages brought on by staffers testing positive for COVID and as healthcare providers struggle to turn around COVID test results in a timely fashion amid surging demand.
One lab has gone as far as to pay workers an extra $1,000 per shift to tackle backlogs
With public schools slated to resume in-person learning on Monday, time is of the essence.