NY Extends Window on Child Victims Act Due to Coronavirus

WHAM 13 ABC
May 8, 2020

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NEW YORK — Gov. Andrew Cuomo says New York is extending the window to file claims under the Child Victims Act as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

During his daily briefing Friday at Murray Student Center at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, Cuomo said the window to file claims has been extended to January 14.

The CVA gave survivors of child sexual abuse a one-year window to file civil claims through August. Because courts have been closed amid the pandemic, Cuomo said the state will extend that window.

Friday, the governor said 216 people died from the coronavirus in New York over the past 24 hours, down slightly from one day earlier. Intubations and hospitalizations continue to trend downward, while new hospital cases remained effectively flat.

The governor said the state has the virus "on the run", but added there are still many unknowns surrounding the illness. The state is currently investigating a condition potentially tied to COVID-19 that has been affecting children. Hospitals have been told to be on the lookout for pediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome associated with COVID-19. The condition reportedly has similarities to Kawasaki disease and causes inflammatory symptoms.

As of earlier this week, the state reported more than 60 such cases across New York, however specific locations have not been provided. The State Department of Health has tasked hospitals with reporting any such cases.

Meanwhile, the state says it will be taking action to address findings regarding new cases of the coronavirus. Albany has been compiling data on new daily cases of the virus to determine what can be done to help further curb the virus.

That data reportedly indicated new cases has been most prevalent in areas where there are high minority populations. The governor said Friday that the state would be releasing details on a plan to address higher virus rates in these regions in the coming days.