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New York's new governor adds 12,000 COVID-19 deaths to state's previous tally
Former governor Andrew Cuomo counted only laboratory-confirmed deaths reported via state system
The Associated Press · Posted: Aug 25, 2021 12:03 PM ET | Last Updated: August 25
Delivering another blow to what's left of former New York governor Andrew Cuomo's legacy, the state's new governor acknowledged on her first day in office that New York has had nearly 12,000 more deaths from COVID-19 than Cuomo told the public.
"The public deserves a clear, honest picture of what's happening. And that's whether it's good or bad, they need to know the truth. And that's how we restore confidence," Gov. Kathy Hochul said on NPR.
In its first daily update on the outbreak Tuesday evening, Hochul's office reported that nearly 55,400 people have died of the coronavirus in New York, based on death certificate data submitted to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
That's up from about 43,400 that Cuomo reported to the public as of Monday, his last day in office.
The higher number is not entirely new. Federal health officials and some academic institutions tracking COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. have been using the higher tally for many months because of known gaps in the data Cuomo had been choosing to publicize.
But Hochul, who was lieutenant-governor before being propelled to the state's highest office, said it is vital to be fully transparent about the numbers...
New York's new governor adds 12,000 COVID-19 deaths to state's previous tally
Former governor Andrew Cuomo counted only laboratory-confirmed deaths reported via state system
The Associated Press · Posted: Aug 25, 2021 12:03 PM ET | Last Updated: August 25
Delivering another blow to what's left of former New York governor Andrew Cuomo's legacy, the state's new governor acknowledged on her first day in office that New York has had nearly 12,000 more deaths from COVID-19 than Cuomo told the public.
"The public deserves a clear, honest picture of what's happening. And that's whether it's good or bad, they need to know the truth. And that's how we restore confidence," Gov. Kathy Hochul said on NPR.
In its first daily update on the outbreak Tuesday evening, Hochul's office reported that nearly 55,400 people have died of the coronavirus in New York, based on death certificate data submitted to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
That's up from about 43,400 that Cuomo reported to the public as of Monday, his last day in office.
The higher number is not entirely new. Federal health officials and some academic institutions tracking COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. have been using the higher tally for many months because of known gaps in the data Cuomo had been choosing to publicize.
But Hochul, who was lieutenant-governor before being propelled to the state's highest office, said it is vital to be fully transparent about the numbers...