Report: New York Nursing Home Deaths Far Greater Than Revealed

According to a report released by New York state Attorney General Letitia James, the amount of COVID-19 deaths among nursing homes were vastly underreported and could be nearly 50% higher than announced.

According to the report, “a larger number of nursing home residents died from COVID-19 than the New York State Department of Health’s (DOH) published nursing home data reflected and may have been undercounted by as much as 50 percent.”

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New York State Attorney General Letitia James has accused the Cuomo administration of undercounting coronavirus-related deaths at nursing homes by as much as 50 percent.

This would mean undercounting thousands of deaths.https://t.co/YJcrCt3QxZ

— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) January 28, 2021

The report also included that some nursing homes didn’t meet “compliance with infection control protocols” and this “put residents at increased risk of harm, and facilities that had lower pre-pandemic staffing ratings had higher COVID-19 fatality rates.”

Whoa. New York state has been dramatically undercounting Covid-19 deaths in nursing homes, according to an investigation by the attorney general. The actual number of deaths may be 50% higher than Gov. Andrew Cuomo has told the public: https://t.co/OQPU3KXJl6 (by @jessemckinley)

— Brian M. Rosenthal (@brianmrosenthal) January 28, 2021

“Nursing homes residents and workers deserve to live and work in safe environments, and I will continue to work hard to safeguard this basic right during this precarious time,” said James.

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