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AP: Over 9,000 virus patients sent into NY nursing homes

by Bernard CondonJennifer Peltz
| February 13, 2021 12:03 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 9,000 recovering coronavirus patients in New York state were released from hospitals into nursing homes early in the pandemic under a controversial directive that was scrapped amid criticism it accelerated outbreaks, according to new records obtained by The Associated Press.

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