{"id":57101,"date":"2020-04-10T19:16:06","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T19:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/04\/10\/va-reports-200th-death-from-coronavirus\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T08:59:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T08:59:08","slug":"va-reports-200th-death-from-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2020\/04\/10\/va-reports-200th-death-from-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"VA reports 200th death from coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Since Veterans Affairs leaders<\/a> reported the first death of a VA patient from coronavirus in mid-March, the number of positive cases \u2014 and fatalities \u2014 in the department\u2019s health system has risen dramatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of Friday, 200 patients have died from the illness in the VA system. That\u2019s an increase of 26 fatalities from Thursday, marking the biggest one day increase the department has seen so far. On March 30, the total death toll was less than 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VA officials have offered only partial details of the deaths. Only one death involved a patient younger than 50. On Thursday, officials noted the first death of a VA patient older than 100, a veteran at New York City\u2019s Brooklyn medical center. No other information was given.<\/p>\n\n\n\t