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Covid-12: NY Now Reporting 1,700 Previously Undisclosed Deaths, Bringing Total Over 20,000
New York State health officials are now reporting more than 1,700 previously undisclosed deaths at nursing homes and assisted care centers, as the total at those facilities approaches 5,000 and the overall number of deaths in the state has now surpassed 20,000 since the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic began.
At least 4,813 New York residents with potential or confirmed COVID-19 cases have died in state nursing homes since the outbreak began in early March, the New York State Department of Health announced Tuesday, May 5.
The latest figures include people who were believed to have die…
