Last month, New York Attorney General Letitia James said nursing home COVID-19 deaths in the state were undercounted by as much as 50%. And things escalated Thursday after a report that a top aide to Cuomo told leading state Democratic lawmakers that the administration had withheld data on COVID-19 deaths at nursing homes to avoid federal scrutiny.
FLASHBACK: FAUCI PRAISES NEW YORK'S CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE: 'THEY DID IT CORRECTLY'
Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases who advised then-President Donald Trump and now advises President Joe Biden, in July said many parts of the United States did not do enough to combat the novel coronavirus, but he said New York did.
"We've got to do the things that are very clear that we need to do to turn this around," Fauci told "PBS NewsHour" in July. "Remember, we can do it. We know that when you do it properly, you bring down those cases. We've done it. We've done it in New York."
"New York got hit worse than any place in the world. And they did it correctly by doing the things that you're talking about," Fauci added.
But last year, Cuomo directed nursing homes in the state to accept patients who had or were suspected of having COVID-19. The decision created an onslaught of COVID-19 cases that infected thousands of elderly patients and resulted in hundreds of deaths among the state's most vulnerable population.
James said the state Department of Health underreported coronavirus deaths in nursing homes by as much as 50%, according to a new report, which revealed that as of Jan. 27, 2021, there were 5,597 confirmed deaths due to COVID-19 in nursing homes and an additional 2,783 presumed deaths. In assisted care facilities, there were 160 deaths and 52 presumed deaths.
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FLASHBACK: FAUCI PRAISES NEW YORK'S CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE: 'THEY DID IT CORRECTLY'
Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases who advised then-President Donald Trump and now advises President Joe Biden, in July said many parts of the United States did not do enough to combat the novel coronavirus, but he said New York did.
"We've got to do the things that are very clear that we need to do to turn this around," Fauci told "PBS NewsHour" in July. "Remember, we can do it. We know that when you do it properly, you bring down those cases. We've done it. We've done it in New York."
"New York got hit worse than any place in the world. And they did it correctly by doing the things that you're talking about," Fauci added.
But last year, Cuomo directed nursing homes in the state to accept patients who had or were suspected of having COVID-19. The decision created an onslaught of COVID-19 cases that infected thousands of elderly patients and resulted in hundreds of deaths among the state's most vulnerable population.
James said the state Department of Health underreported coronavirus deaths in nursing homes by as much as 50%, according to a new report, which revealed that as of Jan. 27, 2021, there were 5,597 confirmed deaths due to COVID-19 in nursing homes and an additional 2,783 presumed deaths. In assisted care facilities, there were 160 deaths and 52 presumed deaths.
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