{"id":26619,"date":"2020-04-15T16:41:55","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T16:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/04\/15\/defense-departments-covid-19-cases-pass-5000\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:54:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:54:46","slug":"defense-departments-covid-19-cases-pass-5000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/04\/15\/defense-departments-covid-19-cases-pass-5000\/","title":{"rendered":"Defense Department\u2019s COVID-19 cases pass 5,000"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Defense Department\u2019s total overall<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/04\/14\/the-military-has-been-averaging-more-than-100-new-troops-a-day-with-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\"> COVID-19 cases<\/a> hit 5,088 on Wednesday, continuing an upward trend of hundreds of cases as day a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/04\/14\/the-militarys-travel-ban-is-getting-an-extension-secdef-confirms\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pentagon leadership<\/a> continues to try to stem the spread of coronavirus in the force. More than 300 troops, civilians, dependents and contractors were diagnosed between Tuesday and Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of those cases, more than half are in service members, as an 8-percent bump from Tuesday brings the total to just over 2,800. Of those 85 are currently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/04\/14\/with-empty-beds-at-the-javits-center-and-on-the-comfort-uniformed-health-workers-are-going-straight-into-nyc-hospitals\/\" target=\"_blank\">hospitalized<\/a> and 446 have recovered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur desire, our aspiration is to expand testing, especially for groups that are probably going to be in tighter quarters,\u201d Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told Military Times on Tuesday, including submarine and Air Force bomber crews, as well as basic trainees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With hundreds of asymptomatic coronavirus cases in the military, more thorough testing will be critical to decisions about reducing restrictions on movement and gathering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Troops\u2019 infection rate now stands at 1,338-per-million, or 0.1 percent, versus the overall U.S. rate of 1,770-per-million, or close to 0.2 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When civilians, dependents and contractors are included, DoD\u2019s infection rate is on par with the general U.S. population. With 17 deaths so far, including an eighth civilian on since Tuesday, DoD\u2019s death rate is 0.3 percent, compared to 4 percent in the general U.S. population.<\/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\/your-military\/2020\/04\/06\/so-how-are-those-face-coverings-send-us-a-photo\/\" 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=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6153266.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\">Tell us your story: Have you \u2014 or any service members you know \u2014 been stricken with the coronavirus?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Do you have a story that can help others understand what this health crisis really means?<\/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\">Currently, DoD can analyze about 9,000 swabs a day, but the logistics of moving samples from around the world to the closest lab has proven complicated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After an outbreak on the aircraft carrier Roosevelt, it has taken over a week to get all 4,800 sailors tested, as samples taken pierside in Guam had to be flown to Korea and Japan for analysis. As of Wednesday, according to Navy data, 94 percent of the crew had been tested and 615 had come back positive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of those sailors, five are hospitalized for COVID-19 complications, including one in intensive care. One TR sailor died Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to those numbers, the Navy added only one case between Tuesday and Wednesday, bringing their total to 951. The Army\u2019s cases rose by 123, to 719, while the Air Force reports 299, the Marine Corps 219 and the National Guard 546.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though the number of troops testing positive has continued to swell by 100 to 200 daily, Tuesday showed a lull in new cases for the other demographics the Pentagon tracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The civilian numbers rose by 16, or 2 percent, to 699; dependents stayed flat, at 558; and contractors rose by just three, to 298 or 1 percent. 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