Statement From Senator Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick On 4 Year Anniversary of Deadly COVID Nursing Home Order

It has been 4 years since the executive order that placed COVID-positive patients into nursing homes, which caused a disastrous ripple effect that led to the death of thousands of senior citizens — and kicked off a devastating, traumatic saga for surviving family members. Let us never forget that New Yorkers were not allowed to visit, much less properly grieve, their deceased loved ones. To this day — four years later — we are STILL waiting for the results of the investigation. Across two administrations, there has been no accountability for the deadly mistakes that were made. Grieving relatives will not forget the devastation that was unduly placed upon their families, and we as legislators will not rest until the deceased and their families are given justice.