{"id":55390,"date":"2020-07-20T16:18:06","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T16:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/07\/20\/va-coronavirus-cases-top-6000-over-the-weekend-but-hospitalizations-remain-low\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T10:03:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T10:03:34","slug":"va-coronavirus-cases-top-6000-over-the-weekend-but-hospitalizations-remain-low","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2020\/07\/20\/va-coronavirus-cases-top-6000-over-the-weekend-but-hospitalizations-remain-low\/","title":{"rendered":"VA coronavirus cases top 6,000 over the weekend, but hospitalizations remain low"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Veterans Affairs officials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/06\/22\/active-coronavirus-cases-among-va-patients-jump-36-percent-in-a-week\/\" target=_blank>continue to see a steep rise<\/a> in the number of active coronavirus cases within their system but no such jump in the number of patients needing critical care for complications from the illness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Department leaders reported 6,356 active <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/coronavirus\/\" target=_blank>coronavirus cases<\/a> being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accesstocare.va.gov\/Healthcare\/COVID19NationalSummary\" target=_blank>tracked by their health system<\/a> as of Monday morning, an increase of more than 11 percent in the last week and more than 52 percent since the start of the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That total dropped below 1,400 cases at the start of June, but has risen steadily over the last seven 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\/06\/09\/vas-protective-equipment-supplies-inadequate-for-second-wave-of-coronavirus-officials-warn\/\" 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\/AP20083466010733.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\u2019s protective equipment supplies inadequate for second wave of coronavirus, officials warn<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Department hospitals have a 30-day supply of PPE, but officials say six months would be needed for a surge in cases this fall.<\/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\">Seventeen separate VA medical centers are tracking more than 100 active cases, including several Texas sites among the hardest hit of any nationwide. The VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System in Harlingen has reported 381 active cases, the San Antonio VA site has 283, and the Houston VA medical center has 249.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In recent weeks, however, VA leaders have pushed back on the idea of rising case counts as a cause for concern. They note that the number of patients being hospitalized for coronavirus complications is lower today that it was in March and April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of Monday morning, VA was caring for 242 coronavirus patients in intensive care units across the country and 471 patients in acute care. 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