New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s new administration on Aug. 24 added almost 12,000 additional deaths due to COVID-19 than previously had been counted publicly by the state.
The state is now reporting 55,395 COVID-19 deaths, up from 43,415.
New York Adds Nearly 12,000 COVID-19 Fatalities Under New Governor
Medical personnel move a deceased patient to a refrigerated truck serving as a make shift morgue at Brooklyn Hospital Center in New York on April 9, 2020. Angela Weiss/ AFP via Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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