{"id":22510,"date":"2020-08-18T13:10:22","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T13:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/08\/18\/coronavirus-deaths-among-veterans-affairs-patients-rising-in-august\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T14:10:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T14:10:53","slug":"coronavirus-deaths-among-veterans-affairs-patients-rising-in-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2020\/08\/18\/coronavirus-deaths-among-veterans-affairs-patients-rising-in-august\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus deaths among Veterans Affairs patients rising in August"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coronavirus deaths among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/06\/22\/active-coronavirus-cases-among-va-patients-jump-36-percent-in-a-week\/\" target=_blank>Veterans Affairs patients<\/a> have increased steadily in recent weeks, putting the department on track for its most monthly fatalities from the fast-spreading sickness since the height of the pandemic in the spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of Monday evening, at least 2,448 VA patients had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/06\/26\/grim-coronavirus-milestones-for-veterans-affairs-20000-cases-1500-deaths-in-the-last-100-days\/\" target=_blank>died from coronavirus complications<\/a> in the last five months, with 322 of those deaths coming in August alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At that pace, the department will top 600 coronavirus deaths this month, well above the 497 recorded in July and 429 in June. In May, as the first wave of pandemic illnesses and deaths hit the country, the department saw more than 740 deaths among 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\/militarytimes\/news\/2020\/05\/21\/suicide-risk-for-veterans-could-grow-as-coronavirus-crisis-winds-down\/\" 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=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6148209.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\">Suicide risk for veterans could grow as coronavirus crisis winds down<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Mental health experts warn that feelings of depression and anxiety will likely outlast the immediate isolation of the pandemic.<\/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\">The rise in coronavirus fatalities comes as the number of active coronavirus cases \u2014 which spiked in late July \u2014 has steadily dropped over the last three weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Monday, department officials reported 4,213 active cases of the virus among patients, down more than one-third from the high of 6,213 active cases announced three weeks ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VA officials have repeatedly dismissed \u201ccase counts and other cumulative totals\u201d as reliable measures of the impact of the virus among its patient population, saying that the rate of hospitalizations among infected individuals provides a better gauge of department success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So far in August, about 15 percent of all patients who test positive for coronavirus have required hospitalization. That\u2019s the lowest rate in the last five months. In July, the figure was 17 percent. In the prior four months, the figure topped 20 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked about the recent increases in fatalities, VA press secretary Christina Noel said that the department \u201cis closely monitoring all aspects of COVID-19 related to veterans health care and making adjustments as needed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Texas remains among the hardest hit areas by the latest nationwide surge in coronavirus cases. 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