This could potentially mean New York’s reported number of deaths at long-term care facilities (just over 6,700) might actually be under-counted by thousands.
The Department of Justice may open investigations under the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA), which protects the civil rights of persons in state-run nursing homes.
'Your advisory mandated nursing homes accept known COVID-19 positive patients and ... (they) were prohibited from testing patients for COVID-19 prior to admission.'