1,700 More COVID-19 Linked Deaths Reported in NY Nursing Homes

Emergency Medical Service workers unload a patient out of their ambulance at the Cobble Hill Health Center in New York, on April 18, 2020. Justin Heiman/Getty Images

New York late Monday added 1,700 additional deaths linked to COVID-19 to a list of fatalities at nursing homes in the state.

The state is the hardest hit in the nation by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, a novel coronavirus that causes the COVID-19 disease.