{"id":42946,"date":"2020-05-12T14:11:58","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T14:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/05\/12\/va-coronavirus-deaths-up-6-percent-active-cases-down-6-percent-overnight\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T07:42:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:42:28","slug":"va-coronavirus-deaths-up-6-percent-active-cases-down-6-percent-overnight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2020\/05\/12\/va-coronavirus-deaths-up-6-percent-active-cases-down-6-percent-overnight\/","title":{"rendered":"VA coronavirus deaths up 6 percent, active cases down 6 percent overnight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deaths among coronavirus patients within the Veterans Affairs health system rose almost 6 percent overnight \u2014 pushing the total for the last two months to nearly 1,000 fatalities \u2014 while the number of active cases being treated dropped nearly 6 percent in the last day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The starkly different markers for VA officials show the continued struggle with the fast-spreading illness, even as leaders see progress and push for a reopening of some department facilities in coming weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of Tuesday morning, VA had recorded 11,312 cases of coronavirus in the last two months. That total includes veterans who use VA health care, VA employees being treated within the system, troops and military family members referred from Defense Department doctors, and civilian patients transferred to VA from overwhelmed local systems.<\/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\/education-transition\/2020\/05\/08\/veteran-unemployment-up-to-nearly-12-percent-amid-coronavirus-crisis\/\" 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=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20128747638099.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\">Veteran unemployment up to nearly 12 percent amid coronavirus crisis<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">More than 1 million veterans reported being jobless in April as the national unemployment rate 14.7 percent.<\/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\">Of that total, 2,486 are considered active cases, a decrease of about 150 from Monday\u2019s announced total. In the last week, that figure has dropped from nearly 3,000 active cases, a reduction of almost 16 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those positive signs have prompted VA officials to begin evaluating a path to normal operations across the department\u2019s facilities, many of which have been partially or completely closed in the last 60 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Health facilities that see falling numbers of new coronavirus cases, reductions in the rate of positive tests among patients for the virus, and increases in testing capacity will be able to start phase one \u2014 allowing some elective procedures and resume some face-to-face visits \u2014 in coming days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Later phases will include rescheduling postponed appointments, allowing non-essential employees to return to work and opening VA facilities to visitors. VA cemeteries, benefits offices and other facilities will also use the same reopening standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style><div class='embed-container'><iframe src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ObMo6Gwe91k' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the positive trends, the number of deaths connected to the virus saw a significant jump this week, rising from 869 reported fatalities on Monday to 921 on Tuesday. In addition, 28 VA employees have succumbed to complications related to the illness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fatality rate among VA patients who have contracted coronavirus is above 8 percent, well above the national rate of about 6 percent for all positive virus reports. 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