New York state’s health commissioner on Wednesday argued that health care workers had enough personal protective equipment as they fought the coronavirus, comments that run counter to media reports earlier this year.

Just because “something is reported doesn’t mean those are the facts of what is actually happening,” Dr. Howard Zucker told lawmakers on Wednesday, responding to a question about reported lack of PPE at hospitals earlier this year.

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