A bipartisan coalition of city and state lawmakers have turned the heat up on Gov. Andrew Cuomo following a Thursday bombshell in the New York Post revealing that the number of nursing home residents in the state who died of COVID is higher than reported. In a video call with Democratic state officials, Melissa DeRosa, Cuomo’s top aide, admitted the governor refused a legislative request in August to conduct an accurate count, lest the Trump White House politicize the numbers. The revelation comes a month after state Attorney General Letitia James’ January report suggesting deaths were about 50 percent higher than what was announced. This led to the count increasing from 8,711 deaths to 12,743 between January 18 and 19. As of Wednesday, the tally of nursing home residents…
Confirmed coronavirus cases in New York doubled in one day
In a pre-weekend coronavirus tally, officials said the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in New York state doubled from Thursday to late Friday. On Thursday, there were 22 confirmed cases across the state. By late Friday, 44 cases had been identified. New York City’s total reached five, Mayor Bill de Blasio said at an end-of-day … The post Confirmed coronavirus cases in New York doubled in one day appeared first on Brooklyn Eagle.