{"id":57870,"date":"2020-11-04T15:02:29","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T15:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/11\/04\/vas-active-coronavirus-cases-reach-record-level\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T10:39:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T10:39:25","slug":"vas-active-coronavirus-cases-reach-record-level","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/veterans\/2020\/11\/04\/vas-active-coronavirus-cases-reach-record-level\/","title":{"rendered":"VA\u2019s active coronavirus cases reach record level"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The number of Veterans Affairs patients with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/coronavirus\/\" target=_blank>active cases of coronavirus<\/a> hit its highest levels since the start of the pandemic on Tuesday as the department deals with its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/2020\/05\/21\/suicide-risk-for-veterans-could-grow-as-coronavirus-crisis-winds-down\/\" target=_blank>second major spike<\/a> in illnesses in the last six months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Tuesday evening, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accesstocare.va.gov\/Healthcare\/COVID19NationalSummary\" target=_blank>department officials reported<\/a> 6,688 active cases of the virus spread out over 138 separate VA facilities across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That case count is an increase of nearly 90 percent in the last 30 days and a rise of more than 127 percent since the start of September. Two weeks ago, the department had fewer than 4,800 active cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fourteen department medical centers have more than 100 active cases among their patient population, led by VA hospitals in Minneapolis (191), Milwaukee (179) and Iowa (158).<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/2020\/10\/30\/army-guard-task-force-preparing-to-deal-with-a-nuclear-strike-instead-responded-to-covid-19\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TF-46-nurse.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Army Guard task force, preparing to deal with a nuclear strike, instead responded to COVID-19<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Deploying more than 1,000 service members across 15 states, Task Force 46 coordinated major COVID-19 response efforts.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Veterans Affairs officials have repeatedly dismissed concerns over the rising active case counts, saying that hospitalization rates provide better insight into department response to the ongoing pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of Tuesday, the department reported at least 606 inpatients dealing with complications related to the virus. That\u2019s up 78 percent since the start of October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In total, nearly 78,000 patients connected to VA facilities have contracted the virus since the start of March. The recent spike in cases mirrors nationwide increases in infections. More than 9.2 million Americans have tested positive for the virus in the last eight months, with numerous stats reporting record levels of cases in recent weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least 230,000 have died from complications related to the illness. VA officials have reported 4,078 deaths among patients (up more than 1,000 in the last 60 days) and 63 additional deaths among VA employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than 5 percent of VA patients who test positive for the virus have eventually died from complications related to the virus. That figure is significantly above the roughly 3 percent death rate among all Americans infected by the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, VA officials have discouraged comparing their patient population to the rest of the country, noting the increased dangers the virus presents to individuals who are elderly and infirm, two descriptors that encompass many of the department\u2019s patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/it-networks\/2020\/10\/28\/pentagons-extends-use-of-remote-work-platform-to-june-2021\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200403-F-JR816-1001.JPG.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Pentagon extends use of remote work platform to June 2021<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Pentagon will replace it next year with an &quot;enduring solution.&quot;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Veterans Affairs officials in recent weeks have begun reopening department facilities to visitors and non-emergency patients despite the active count increases. 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