Coronavirus' greatest toll in many upstate N.Y. counties is in inside nursing homes In some rural upstate New York counties, 100% of coronavirus deaths are happening in nursing homes. While Yates County has only recorded seven deaths to date, 100% of those deaths have been elderly residents of one local nursing home, The Homestead. According to Yates County Public Health, all the victims ranged in age from their 60s to over 100 and had underlying health conditions. Lara Turbide of Finger Lakes Health confirmed the figure, saying everyone at the Homestead is "deeeply saddened" by the residents' deaths...
