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UES Nursing Home Had 51 Unreported COVID Deaths | Patch PM

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Upper East Side Rehabilitation and Nursing Center had 51 residents die from COVID-19 in hospitals — the most such deaths of any facility in the state, according to the data.
Upper East Side Rehabilitation and Nursing Center had 51 residents die from COVID-19 in hospitals — the most such deaths of any facility in the state, according to the data. (Google Maps)

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