A top aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has reportedly apologized to Democratic lawmakers for withholding data on CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus deaths in nursing homes in an effort to avoid scrutiny from federal prosecutors. The admission of the alleged cover-up was made by Secretary to the Governor Melissa DeRosa during a video conference call with state Democratic leaders on Feb. 11, according to an audio recording obtained by The New York Post. It comes ahead of new disclosure of data which reveals that nearly 15,000 nursing home residents died of coronavirus, much higher than the 8,500 figure previously disclosed. DeRosa allegedly told Democrats that the administration feared the data could “be used against us” by the Justice Department (DOJ). The DOJ announced it had opened an investigation on Aug. 26 into “governors of states that issued orders which may have resulted in the deaths of thousands of elderly nursing home residents.” The states include New York, …