{"id":27632,"date":"2020-03-30T18:48:09","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T18:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/03\/30\/first-covid-19-case-confirmed-at-navys-recruit-training-command\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:30:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:30:37","slug":"first-covid-19-case-confirmed-at-navys-recruit-training-command","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/home\/middle-column\/2020\/03\/30\/first-covid-19-case-confirmed-at-navys-recruit-training-command\/","title":{"rendered":"First COVID-19 case confirmed at Navy\u2019s Recruit Training Command"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A Navy recruit has become the first confirmed case of COVID-19 at the service\u2019s Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Illinois, Navy officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The recruit has been moved into isolation and is receiving care at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMilitary health professionals are conducting a thorough contact investigation to determine whether any other personnel may have been in close contact and possibly exposed,\u201d the base announced Sunday on its Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPersonnel identified as having close contact with the recruit are being notified, placed in a restriction of movement status and tested for COVID-19 out of an abundance of caution. The barracks and other areas that the recruit came in contact with are being thoroughly cleaned in accordance with CDC disinfectant and sanitation guidelines.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first case of coronavirus emerging over the weekend at RTC comes after last week\u2019s news that the Navy would be locking the base down for up to 90 days \u2014 with staff forced to remain \u2014 in an effort to stymie the pandemic\u2019s spread among recruits.<\/p>\n\n\n\t