New York state reports more than 1,700 previously undisclosed deaths at nursing homes

New York state in US has reported more than 1,700 previously undisclosed deaths at nursing homes and adult care facilities, AP reports.

At least 4,813 people have died from Covid-19 in the state’s nursing homes since March 1, according to a tally released by the state's governor Andrew Cuomo’s administration.

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In this April 17 file photo, a patient is loaded into an ambulance by emergency medical workers outside Cobble Hill Health Centre in the Brooklyn borough of New York. — AP

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