VA COVID-19 Deaths Top 6,000 as Active Cases Decline Across Department
Two women wearing scrubs and masks exit the Pittsburgh VA Medical Center on Monday, April 27, 2020, during the coronavirus outbreak. (Steve Mellon/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)
22 Dec 2020
More than 6,100 Department of Veterans Affairs patients have died of COVID-19 since the beginning of the outbreak, up 650 or 10% of all deaths in the past 10 days alone, according to data released Tuesday by the department.
The rising death toll means the VA will see its deadliest month for coronavirus cases to date in December. The department has recorded 1,170 deaths from COVID-19 since Dec. 1, exceeding the record of more than 1,000 last month, with more than a week to go until the end of the year.