New York Governor Kathy Hochul revealed 12,000 more people died of Covid-19 than was reported under her disgraced predecessor, making good on her promise for greater transparency on just her second day leading the state, Reuters reports.
The state is now reporting a total of 55,400 people died in New York from coronavirus, based on data from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Hochul said in a statement.
That's an increase of 12,000 over the 43,400 reported by Andrew Cuomo as of his last day in office before resigning in disgrace amid a sexual harassment scandal.
