“The people of New York deserve a full and sincere apology from the Governor over the mishandling of this information.”
New York State Sen. Rachel May (D) is calling on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) to apologize for withholding information about the number of deaths in nursing homes due to COVID-19. Cuomo has acknowledged that state officials did withhold data on COVID-19 nursing home deaths and that things “should have been done differently.” However, he stopped short of apologizing for the decision to hold back the data. In a statement on Tuesday, May wrote, “The people of New York deserve a full and sincere apology from the Governor over the mishandling of this information.” “I do not believe that his statements yesterday amounted to that. Further, the legislature has been working hard to address the serious underlying failures in our nursing home and long-term care institutions, including bills to address safe staffing levels, family visitation, and ombudsman program reforms,” she continued.
