{"id":40341,"date":"2020-05-18T13:47:54","date_gmt":"2020-05-18T13:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/05\/18\/deaths-from-coronavirus-top-1000-among-veterans-affairs-patients\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T07:43:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:43:55","slug":"deaths-from-coronavirus-top-1000-among-veterans-affairs-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/veterans\/2020\/05\/18\/deaths-from-coronavirus-top-1000-among-veterans-affairs-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"Deaths from coronavirus top 1,000 among Veterans Affairs patients"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The number of Veterans Affairs patients who have died from coronavirus complications rose to more than 1,000 this weekend, even as the number of active cases of the illness within the department\u2019s medical system continued to decline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of Monday morning, department officials had counted at least 1,012 patient fatalities from the fast-spreading illness. Along with veterans in VA medical care, that total includes some active-military personnel and other community members being cared for by VA hospitals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It does not include 30 VA employees who have died from the illness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than 12,000 VA patients have contracted the COVID-19 virus since early March. That total has increased almost 11 percent in the last week alone.<\/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\">But the number of active cases under VA care has declined steadily since the start of May. As of Monday morning, 2,012 patients within the Veterans Health System were listed as actively dealing with the virus, a decrease of about 24 percent in the last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VA leaders have said the continued reduction in cases could mean a return to normal operations at some hospitals and facilities in coming weeks, with non-essential personnel returning to in-office work and physicians resuming in-person appointments for non-critical health issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, that will depend on individual facility recovery rates, which vary depending not only on specific patient levels but also the surrounding communities\u2019 infection rates.<\/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\">VA medical centers in the New York City area continue to be among the hardest hit by the coronavirus, which has killed nearly 90,000 Americans nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To date, four hospital systems around the city \u2014 the New York Harbor Health Care system, the New Jersey Health Care System, the VA medical center in the Bronx and the VA Medical Center in Northport \u2014 have accounted for 266 deaths and more than 2,300 cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Across the entire VA system, 104 different facilities have reported at least one death from complications related to the illness. Thirteen sites have lost more than 20 patients.<\/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.<\/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\/30\/team-rubicon-volunteers-face-new-challenges-in-coronavirus-response-mission\/\" 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=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image-2.jpeg-1.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\">Team Rubicon volunteers face new challenges in coronavirus response mission<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Teams of volunteers from the veteran-lead disaster response group are helping staff the overwhelmed Kayenta Health Center in the heart of Navajo Nation.<\/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\">However, VA officials have said the mortality data for their patients \u201ccannot be used to compare VA infection or mortality rates with the community because of differences in population risk, test availability, and follow-up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the VA patients, more than 1,400 department staffers have also tested positive for the virus. 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