New York finally releases data on COVID-19 deaths at each nursing home

[Wingnut]

New York state finally released fatality data for individual nursing homes, painting a much grimmer picture of the toll taken by the COVID-19 virus.

The state Department of Health quietly updated its chart of nursing-home deaths to include those who died at hospitals as well as in the facilities. The update added more than 4,000 deaths to the state tally as of Thursday.

Acting Albany Supreme Court Justice Kimberly O’Connor blasted the DOH for claiming it could not produce the data, and ordered the stats released within five days. The Empire Center for Public Policy had sought the information under a Freedom of Information Law request.

State Health Commissioner Howard Zucker finally released the total number of nursing home deaths on Jan. 28, putting the figure at 12,743 with the hospital fatalities, instead of 8,740. The disclosure came after Attorney General Letitia James produced a damning report saying the number of deaths could be as much as 50 percent higher than officials claimed.

https://nypost.com/2021/02/06/new-york-releases-data-on-covid-deaths-at-each-nursing-home/

Gov. Guido has more blood on his cannoli stained hands

[Fishrrman]

"Acting Albany Supreme Court Justice Kimberly O’Connor..."

Off-topic, but how can one be an "acting" Justice on the state's Supreme Court?
One is either "on" the bench of the court, or one is not.
Then again, it's New York...

[jmyrlefuller]

"Acting Albany Supreme Court Justice Kimberly O’Connor..."

Off-topic, but how can one be an "acting" Justice on the state's Supreme Court?
One is either "on" the bench of the court, or one is not.
Then again, it's New York...

New York's court system is weird. For one, their "state Supreme Court" isn't even a supreme court; the highest court in the state is the Court of Appeals.

Second, the state Supreme Court seats are elected (don't get too excited; the electoral process is effectively rigged). So, any time there is a vacancy, someone else temporarily takes over as acting judge until an election can be held in November to fill the seat.

[PeteS in CA]

"Acting Albany Supreme Court Justice Kimberly O’Connor..."

Off-topic, but how can one be an "acting" Justice on the state's Supreme Court?
One is either "on" the bench of the court, or one is not.
Then again, it's New York...

In NY a "supreme court" is a trial-level court, not the highest level appeals court.