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In reply to the discussion: Stop taking the bait on Cuomo, please. [View all]Squinch
(59,528 posts)18. No. This is about the fact that he did not report that 3800 people who died in hospitals had come
from nursing homes. That was the conclusion of the NY AG report that this is all coming from.
His March 2020 directive that nursing homes were not allowed to discriminate against patients who had had Covid was taken straight from CDC guidelines. Yes, in retrospect that was as bad as the CDC guidelines at the time NOT to mask, and their statement that if we all just washed our hands all would be well. But we all believed those for a few weeks to our great detriment too.
The NY directive not to allow covid patients to go back to their nursing homes was instituted a few weeks later in May when it became clear that the CDC guideline was crap.
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But the New York AG is being wildly misrepresented. Her report says that Cuomo did not
Squinch
Feb 2021
#19
No. Deaths were NOT underreported. Nursing home patient deaths were reported as hospital deaths.
Squinch
Feb 2021
#24
And again, those deaths WERE reported. They simply were not reported as nursing home deaths.
Squinch
Feb 2021
#33
Well, yes. Now we agree. If you agree with Letitia's conclusion that they should have been
Squinch
Feb 2021
#40
Yes. That is my point. The press is giving the impression that deaths were underreported, when
Squinch
Feb 2021
#44
AND, I daresay that Letitia had no intention of implying that Cuomo was hiding deaths. She
Squinch
Feb 2021
#34
It was a very difficult time...so who cares...he did the best he could...all this carping will
Demsrule86
Feb 2021
#106
I'm a New Yorker. A few years back he cut a program I worked for that I thought was crucial
Squinch
Feb 2021
#28
What is your point? Is there something in there that you think is pertinent to this conversation?
Squinch
Feb 2021
#77
No. This is about the fact that he did not report that 3800 people who died in hospitals had come
Squinch
Feb 2021
#18
Where should have the nursing home residents with COVID been taken when discharged from hospital?
liberal_mama
Feb 2021
#49
Supposedly the aide withheld nursing home death information because of what Trump might do with it.
WhiskeyGrinder
Feb 2021
#9
The Republicans have been claiming Democrats were inflating the COVID numbers. I have
doc03
Feb 2021
#17
Best question so far. While never a fan (he's too middle for me) what about the Florida reporting?
JanMichael
Feb 2021
#60
Also, the report that this is all based on, the one from Letitia the AG, did NOT say he
Squinch
Feb 2021
#31
That's some weird spin. EVERYONE GETS HELD ACCOUNTABLE, even elected Democrats.
jpljr77
Feb 2021
#39
They were deaths that occurred in hospitals so they were reported as hospital deaths.
Squinch
Feb 2021
#65
I'm "claiming" the facts: there were 3800 nursing home residents who caught Covid, were
Squinch
Feb 2021
#67
Did you not look into this to see what was true before you said "he has to go?"
Squinch
Feb 2021
#70
I don't need reassurance. And since you haven't already, you might begin your education by reading
Squinch
Feb 2021
#78
Maybe I'm slow, but I don't get the whole brouhaha. Dead is dead and whether a person
Vinca
Feb 2021
#101
I have to think there is the possibility that it might have something to do with Trump's problems?
kentuck
Feb 2021
#102
There is no "bait": Democrats are leading the investigation and criticism...
brooklynite
Feb 2021
#107