Report: New York taxpayers bilked over COVID stockpile

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — New York state spent $452.8 million on almost 250,000 pieces of medical equipment during COVID, but almost none of the inventory helped during the crisis. Hundreds of thousands of items remain unused in warehouses, according to State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.

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DiNapoli said, “I urge the Department of Health to develop and execute a strategic plan for the maintenance...