The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday it was expanding an investigation into whether New York is undercounting the number of nursing home residents who are dying from COVID-19.
The inquiry comes in part because New York, unlike other states, only counts coronavirus-related deaths of residents who have died on nursing home properties, not ones who were taken to the hospital, The Associated Press reported Wednesday.
The DOJ has asked for data from hundreds of nursing home facilities, a request Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D) administration has refused. The DOJ sent a similar letter requesting nursing home data from New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D).This article was originally found on thehill.com
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