Category: nursing home

CNN Reinstates Rule Prohibiting Chris Cuomo from Covering Brother, Gov. Andrew Cuomo: Report

A CNN representative told The Washington Post that the network has reimposed a rule prohibiting anchor Chris Cuomo from covering his brother, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, reversing a temporary suspension of the rule that’s meant to guard against conflicts of interest. “The early months of the pandemic crisis were an extraordinary time. We felt…


Nursing Home Disclosures Taint Cuomo’s Pandemic Performance

ALBANY, N.Y.—New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who wrote a book on his managing of the COVID-19 crisis, now faces intensifying accusations that he covered up the true death toll of the pandemic on nursing home residents. State lawmakers called for investigations, stripping Cuomo of his emergency powers and even his resignation after new details emerged…


Deep Dive (Feb. 12): NY Governor Covered up Nursing Home Deaths: Report

A bombshell report says New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration withheld virus death toll data in nursing homes to avoid federal backlash. Instagram just admitted to reading private messages to fight against hate speech. Twitter suspended the accounts of Project Veritas and its founder, James O’Keefe. And Facebook will take down posts with claims about…


New York COVID-19 Nursing Home Death Toll Soars In New Disclosure

New York’s COVID-19 nursing death toll has soared after the administration of Gov. Andrew Cuomo released additional data after the state Supreme Court ordered its release following a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request. The new disclosure, released on Feb. 10, was prompted by a FOIL application by the Empire Center, a think tank. “Those revelations…


Cuomo Administration Ordered to Release Data on New York’s COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths

The New York Supreme Court has ruled that state officials must turn over complete data on nursing home deaths from COVID-19, following a months-long campaign pushing for their release. Justice Kimberly O’Connor wrote in a Feb. 3 decision (pdf) that the New York Department of Health (DOH) must release the data within five business days…


Court Orders Cuomo Administration to Release Data on New York’s COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths

The New York Supreme Court has ruled that state officials must turn over complete data on nursing home deaths from COVID-19, following a months-long campaign pushing for their release. Justice Kimberly O’Connor wrote in a Feb. 3 decision (pdf) that the New York Department of Health (DOH) must release the data within five business days…


NY Ordered to Release Data on State’s COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths

A New York Supreme Court justice has ordered state officials to turn over complete data on nursing home deaths from COVID-19, following a months-long campaign to seek their release. Justice Kimberly O’Connor wrote in a Feb. 3 decision (pdf) that the New York Department of Health (DOH) must release the data within five business days…


Lawmaker Urges NY AG, DOJ to Subpoena Cuomo’s Office Over Handling of CCP Virus Pandemic

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) is demanding answers after a new report revealed New York state health officials underreported COVID-19-related nursing home deaths by as much as 50 percent in some places. The New York House member characterized the revelations as “a massive corruption and coverup scandal at the highest level of New York State Government.” She…


COVID-19 Deaths Surge in New York Nursing Homes

Long term care facilities in New York, including nursing homes and adult care facilities, saw a surge in COVID-19 deaths in the final weeks of 2020, federal data shows. There were 508 deaths in long term care facilities in New York in the two-week period ending on Jan. 4—an average of over 250 deaths per…


COVID-19 Deaths Surged Around New Year at New York Care Facilities

COVID-19 deaths at long-term care facilities in New York state, including nursing homes and adult care facilities, surged in the final weeks of 2020, federal data shows. There were 508 deaths in long-term care facilities in New York in the two-week period ending on Jan. 4—an average of more than 250 deaths per week—according to…