{"id":28276,"date":"2020-04-13T21:42:29","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T21:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/04\/13\/va-reports-big-increases-in-coronavirus-deaths-employee-cases-over-the-weekend\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T07:33:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:33:54","slug":"va-reports-big-increases-in-coronavirus-deaths-employee-cases-over-the-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/home\/2020\/04\/13\/va-reports-big-increases-in-coronavirus-deaths-employee-cases-over-the-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"VA reports big increases in coronavirus deaths, employee cases over the weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/03\/27\/va-leaders-warn-of-workforce-shortages-lengthy-pandemic-as-coronavirus-cases-rise\/\" target=_blank>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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of Monday, 241 patients have died from the illness in the VA system. That\u2019s an increase of 41 fatalities from Saturday. On March 30, the total death toll was less than 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VA officials have offered only partial details of the deaths. Only one death involved a patient younger than 50. Last week, 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\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New York has become the hardest hit region nationally by the fast spreading virus. The Brooklyn site became the second VA medical center to reach 30 deaths from coronavirus, behind only the VA facility in New Orleans.<\/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\/04\/03\/va-staffers-sound-alarm-over-shortages-in-staffing-equipment\/\" 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\/March23-Oakland.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 staffers sound alarm over shortages in staffing, equipment<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">\u201cI\u2019m afraid for my co-workers and I\u2019m afraid for my family, said one VA nurse.<\/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\">Across all VA sites, more than 4,000 patients in VA care have tested positive for COVID-19. That\u2019s about 12 percent of all of the cases tested by the department, and more than double what it was on April 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the patient statistics, at least 1,520 VA health care employees have tested positive for the virus. That number has risen more than 400 individuals in a week. Nine employees have died as a result of the illness, all in the last few weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.publichealth.va.gov\/n-coronavirus\/\" target=_blank>Based on information released by VA health officials<\/a>, here are the VA medical centers currently dealing with coronavirus cases:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1BAzIPbL09es1KWag1P0Mqt9HXR0c7b88\" width=\"750\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The increases in sick patients come amid growing reports detailing shortages in staffing and protective equipment at sites throughout the veterans health system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Monday, the American Federation of Government Employees (which represents 260,000 department employees) blasted VA leadership for their denials of problems at VA sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe lack of PPE being faced by our members isn\u2019t fake news, it\u2019s the truth,&#8221; AFGE National President Everett Kelley said in a statement. \u201cAnd it\u2019s time for the VA to stop trying to silence and discredit the voices of their own employees \u2014 caregivers who are crying out for help \u2014 and to get to work addressing their concerns and saving lives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In past statements, department leaders have promised \u201can aggressive public health response to protect and care for veterans, their families, health care providers, and staff in the face of this emerging health risk.\u201d<\/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\/04\/08\/seven-va-health-care-workers-dead-from-coronavirus-as-cases-mount\/\" 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\" 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