Military COVID-19 Infections Jumped Nearly 50 Percent Over the Weekend

By Tactical Life

The U.S. military hit a somber benchmark this weekend, with positive cases of COVID-19 nearly doubling. The jump happened over just the weekend, spiking from 978 on Friday to 1,435 as of Monday. The military reported just 569 cases a week ago. The death count related to COVID-19 in the military now stands at six.

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The Navy contributed heavily to the numbers, the outbreak on the Theodore Roosevelt now the most famous case. As of yesterday, the Navy counted 431 sailors positive, while 334 soldiers, 281 airmen and 86 Marines contracted the virus. Meanwhile, the National Guard, serving in America’s communities mostly, count 303 cases as of Monday, according to militarytimes.com.

The overall number totals much higher, with 2,528 cases within DoD. The total includes 398 civilians, 336 dependents and 177 contractors, according to militarytimes.com. So far, 23 DoD patients recovered from the virus. For now, 44 remain hospitalized.

But while military infection numbers seem to be ramping up, the Defense Department ensured recently operations would continue. However, mission accomplishment and mission …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life