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Kathy Hochul: “Asthma related emergency department visits increased by 82%…”

Featuring: Kathy Hochul, Democratic | Governor of New York

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Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers as Air Quality Advisory Expanded to the Entire State

Published | Video Starts at 00:46

And I want to explain this. You know, we talked about our history with this. I remember back in 2023 when we had the wildfires up in Quebec, Asthma related emergency department visits increased by 82% [in 2023 due to wildfires in Quebec]. So we're expecting a spike. We're talking to the hospital emergency rooms about preparedness for this. We also want to make sure he will know the signs. (00:46–00:51)

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Asserts that asthma-related emergency visits increased by 82% during past wildfire events.

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