Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., said Monday that a federal investigation into New York's handling of data related to coronavirus deaths in nursing homes must move forward immediately.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D., and his administration have been heavily criticized for not fully reporting the numbers after Cuomo had directed nursing homes to take in residents who had been hospitalized with COVID-19. The backlash over this policy, which was meant to free up space in hospitals, intensified after a Cuomo aide reportedly admitted that the administration withheld data from the Department of Justice.