Zucker will 'stay on board' until Governor Kathy Hochul selects a replacement.
New York State's health commissioner, Dr. Howard Zucker, has submitted his resignation from the post amid an ongoing investigation into the number of COVID-related deaths in state nursing homes.
"It is in my DNA to always ascertain methods to improve the human condition and, unlike this RNA coronavirus, I do not see any mutations forthcoming on that front," he added."Therefore, I look forward to pursuing new opportunities that explore the hurdles and unknowns in medicine, policy and public health and voyage into my own imagination to work on overcoming then."
"I thank Dr. Zucker for his willingness to stay on board so we don't have a gap in leadership until a person is identified," Hochul said."I think I made it very clear on my first day in office that I'd be looking to build a new team. There will be other changes forthcoming. But I do respect everyone who has been a public servant, I thank them for their service."
obscure the death toll in nursing homes over the course of the pandemic and withholding data from New York lawmakers.The state's response to the pandemic in its nursing homes has been the subject of both an ongoing federal investigation and a probe being led by the State Assembly.
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