A new poll showed Cuomo still receives strong support for his handling of the new coronavirus outbreak, but there was a stark difference in support for decisions he made.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's approval rating took a slight dip in May and a new poll found New Yorkers weren't satisfied with his approach to nursing homes during the pandemic.
"Cuomo's stratospheric ratings from New Yorkers in April have fallen from their record highs but remain very strong as two-thirds of voters still view him favorably, nearly two-thirds give him a positive job performance rating and more than three-quarters still approve of the job he's doing to address the pandemic," Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg said in a statement.
Cuomo's March 25 order led to more than 4,000 recovering COVID-19 patients being sent to nursing homes, according to the Associated Press. The goal of the order was to free up hospital beds but nursing homes have been particularly susceptible to the outbreak, as their residents are among the most vulnerable to developing a serious disease or dying from the new coronavirus.
New York rapidly became the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in March and New York City has reported more cases than many countries. As of Wednesday morning, the state's reported 363,836 cases, according to a tracker maintained by Johns Hopkins University, which accounts for about 20 percent of the total cases in the United States.
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