{"id":58564,"date":"2021-03-04T11:25:26","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T11:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/03\/04\/by-the-numbers-vas-coronavirus-response-one-year-later\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:43:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:43:06","slug":"by-the-numbers-vas-coronavirus-response-one-year-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2021\/03\/04\/by-the-numbers-vas-coronavirus-response-one-year-later\/","title":{"rendered":"By the numbers: VA\u2019s coronavirus response one year later"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One year ago today, Veterans Affairs officials announced their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/03\/04\/va-announces-first-veteran-coronavirus-case-patient-hospitalized-at-va-palo-alto\/\" target=_blank>first patient to contract COVID-19<\/a>, a Northern California veteran tested positive after being admitted to the department\u2019s Palo Alto medical center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since then, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/02\/26\/coronavirus-cases-among-va-patients-reach-four-month-low\/\" target=_blank>the virus has infected more than 230,000 VA patients<\/a> and staffers and played a role in the deaths of more than 10,700 of them. It forced the temporary closure of nearly every veterans benefits centers and cemeteries across the country, and necessitated major operations changes at every medical facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an interview with Military Times this week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/03\/03\/vas-next-medical-challenge-catching-up-on-millions-of-missed-veterans-appointments\/\" target=_blank>acting VA Under Secretary for Health Richard Stone<\/a> said department officials are encouraged with progress on virus response in recent weeks.<\/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\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/03\/04\/va-announces-first-veteran-coronavirus-case-patient-hospitalized-at-va-palo-alto\/\" 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=\"241\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635951245827675228-va-palo-alto-health-care-system-3-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\">VA announces first veteran coronavirus case; patient hospitalized at VA Palo Alto<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A California man confirmed to have COVID-19 was hospitalized at the VA Palo Alto Medical Center.<\/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 number of active cases among all VA medical centers as of Wednesday night was about 5,500, down 74 percent in the last 40 days. Deaths have slowed considerably in recent weeks, after topping more than 2,400 in January alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Stone also warned that the long-term effects of the pandemic will be felt \u201cfor years,\u201d in department costs, delayed medical care and emotional trauma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here\u2019s a look at VA\u2019s coronavirus response and the impact of the illness over the last 12 months, by the numbers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>* 230,193:<\/b> The total positive coronavirus cases among staff and patients recorded by VA since March 4, 2020. Of those, about 93 percent have recovered from the illness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>* 10,597:<\/b> Total deaths connected to the virus among VA patients. That equates to about 29 deaths a day over the length of the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>* 131:<\/b> The number of VA employees who have died from the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>* 2.8 million:<\/b> Total of coronavirus tests conducted by VA employees in the last year. That\u2019s less than half of the 7 million veterans who regularly use VA for medical care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>* 129:<\/b> The number of consecutive days (since Oct. 25, 2020) with at least 5,000 active cases across the country\u2019s VA medical centers.<\/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\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/03\/03\/vas-next-medical-challenge-catching-up-on-millions-of-missed-veterans-appointments\/\" 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=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dc75ae5877d4a2ad96099c6d86a43e2ac2af46ae-1.jpeg.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\">VA\u2019s next medical challenge: catching up on millions of missed veterans\u2019 appointments<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The department has delayed or cancelled more than 19 million medical appointments over the last year, but hopes to reschedule them in the months ahead.<\/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\"><b>* 2.6 million:<\/b> The number of coronavirus vaccines administered by VA staffers since mid-December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>* 1,357 percent<\/b>: VA\u2019s reported increase in telehealth and remote health care appointments since March 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>* 19 million:<\/b> The estimated total lost veterans medical appointments \u2014 delayed, deferred or cancelled \u2014 in the Veterans Health Administration since the start of the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>* $15 billion:<\/b> The amount of emergency funds for VA included in the latest coronavirus relief package under consideration, money that VA says is needed to offset continued costs of the pandemic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On March 4, 2020, VA officials announced their first recorded case of coronavirus in a patient from California. 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