New York’s new governor said federal data shows the state’s Covid-19 death toll is about 12,000 higher than what the state reported under Andrew Cuomo. “The public deserves a clear honest picture of what’s happening,” Gov. Kathy Hochul said.
Covid-19’s Delta variant is proliferating world-wide threatening unvaccinated populations and economic recovery. WSJ breaks down events in key countries to explain why Delta spreads faster than previously detected strains. Composite: Sharon Shi, has begun publishing federal data that shows the state’s Covid-19 death toll is about 12,000 higher than what the state has been reporting.
Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday that the federal count of nearly 55,400, compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was added to the state’s Covid-19 dashboard on Tuesday night in an effort to improve transparency. “The public deserves a clear honest picture of what’s happening,” she said in an interview on National Public Radio Wednesday. “Whether it’s good or bad, they need to know the truth, and that’s how we restore confidence.”The health department’s dashboard, which gives daily updates on Covid-19 deaths and positive cases, still provides the running tally compiled by the state, which shows 43,415 deaths.
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