Cuomo Blames Trump Admin., Michael Caputo for Nursing Home Deaths Report: ‘A Political Attack’

UNKNOWN FEMALE Chris your ░░░░░░░░ is now open please ░░░░░░░░ your microphone REPORTER Good ░░░░░░░░ Governor Why should it ░░░░░░░░ a report from the ░░░░░░░░ general for the state ░░░░░░░░ release the number of ░░░░░░░░ home residents who died ░░░░░░░░ a hospital which is ░░░░░░░░ number that we ve ░░░░░░░░ looking for quite a ░░░░░░░░ CUOMO Let me ask ░░░░░░░░ Zucker first to respond ░░░░░░░░ that ZUCKER Sure Thank ░░░░░░░░ you Governor There there ░░░░░░░░ a few key points ░░░░░░░░ that I d like ░░░░░░░░ make which is that ░░░░░░░░ know we ve always ░░░░░░░░ transparent on the number ░░░░░░░░ nursing home deaths that ░░░░░░░░ reported in the facility ░░░░░░░░ ve always had those ░░░░░░░░ the facility deaths And ░░░░░░░░ ve also said that ░░░░░░░░ have been hospital deaths ░░░░░░░░ in August we said ░░░░░░░░ we would get the ░░░░░░░░ the number and we ░░░░░░░░ on that particularly in ░░░░░░░░ of a my budget ░░░░░░░░ which is coming up ░░░░░░░░ month But when when ░░░░░░░░ saw the attorney general ░░░░░░░░ decided that we need ░░░░░░░░ finish it up quickly ░░░░░░░░ get these numbers out ░░░░░░░░ real time The other ░░░░░░░░ point this is a ░░░░░░░░ important to emphasize is ░░░░░░░░ the total number of ░░░░░░░░ does not change That ░░░░░░░░ has not changed And ░░░░░░░░ we put that down ░░░░░░░░ misrepresent that number actually ░░░░░░░░ factually inaccurate And so ░░░░░░░░ the report when when ░░░░░░░░ saw that that was ░░░░░░░░ I said that that ░░░░░░░░ they said there was ░░░░░░░░ county that s just ░░░░░░░░ inaccurate We want to ░░░░░░░░ that out And governor ░░░░░░░░ we as you have ░░░░░░░░ on all of these ░░░░░░░░ reporting the number of ░░░░░░░░ is always the hardest ░░░░░░░░ to report out there ░░░░░░░░ we wanted to be ░░░░░░░░ that that those numbers ░░░░░░░░ accurate Thank you CUOMO ░░░░░░░░ Well just also for ░░░░░░░░ remember the context here ░░░░░░░░ report affirmed everything that ░░░░░░░░ said Where this starts ░░░░░░░░ frankly a political attack ░░░░░░░░ prior federal administration HHS ░░░░░░░░ great spokesperson Michael Caputo ░░░░░░░░ is Roger Stone protege ░░░░░░░░ said we had more ░░░░░░░░ home deaths in New ░░░░░░░░ because of something that ░░░░░░░░ State Health Department did ░░░░░░░░ report affirms everything the ░░░░░░░░ said for the past ░░░░░░░░ The State Department of ░░░░░░░░ followed federal guidance by ░░░░░░░░ and CDC Commissioner said ░░░░░░░░ not for profit nursing ░░░░░░░░ was forced to take ░░░░░░░░ one Report confirms that ░░░░░░░░ they took a person ░░░░░░░░ was not who they ░░░░░░░░ not care for a ░░░░░░░░ positive person they violated ░░░░░░░░ law The report says ░░░░░░░░ And the Department of ░░░░░░░░ only counted the number ░░░░░░░░ deaths in hospitals and ░░░░░░░░ number of deaths in ░░░░░░░░ homes released that number ░░░░░░░░ number stays the same ░░░░░░░░ how about people who ░░░░░░░░ in people who were ░░░░░░░░ from hospital back to ░░░░░░░░ nursing home That number ░░░░░░░░ department was correlating because ░░░░░░░░ have to get that ░░░░░░░░ the nursing homes and ░░░░░░░░ report also says the ░░░░░░░░ from nursing homes is ░░░░░░░░ incorrect And that s ░░░░░░░░ number to date But ░░░░░░░░ s an ongoing process ░░░░░░░░ question.”