14 April 2020: Governor Cuomo Claims Concern Over Nursing Home Deaths

Cuomo Raises Concern Over Growing Number Of Nursing Home Deaths

Governor Cuomo used Twitter to share some COVID fatality statistics:

We lost 778 New Yorkers yesterday to this vicious virus.

We mourn each of them.

Remember: Our actions determine our destiny.

We flattened the curve and we must keep it up.

— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) April 14, 2020

A short excerpt from a report on Governor Cuomo's statements:

He expressed concern that a large number of those deaths are coming from nursing homes in the state. Of the 778 deaths, 133 were from long-term care facilities.

At 17% of the total announced deaths for the day, nursing homes were contributing an outsized share of COVID-19 deaths in New York.