Latest "coronavirus infection rate" stories

More than 20,000 troops have contracted COVID-19, as numbers continue to rise

The military has twice the number of cases today that it had six weeks ago.

By Meghann Myers

3 years ago

Pfc. Caleb Brisard takes a soldier’s
temperature at the entrance of a local New York City hotel in support of the Department of Defense
COVID-19

Military’s COVID-19 cases growing at twice the nationwide rate

Cases in the military surged 33% in the past 10 days, twice the rate of new cases nationwide.

By Meghann Myers

3 years ago

Increased testing and regional oubtreaks are to blame for military’s COVID-19 spike, officials say

Officials say that troops are staying safe, and the rise in cases has to do with more testing and more community transmission.

By Meghann Myers

3 years ago

As COVID-19 spikes across US, troop diagnoses jump 20 percent in a week

Defense Department coronavirus cases continue to rise, but officials have declined to comment on the spike.

By Meghann Myers

3 years ago

The military’s rate of new coronavirus cases doubled this week

More than 1,100 new cases were diagnosed in troops this week.

By Meghann Myers

3 years ago

Defense Department coronavirus cases spiked this week, passing 10,000

As the Defense Department prepares to lift controls on traveling and base access, cases are spiking.

By Meghann Myers

4 years ago

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