Snapshot: DOD and COVID-19

COVID-19 Travel Restrictions Installation Status Update – Dec. 2, 2020

Number of COVID-19 cases in DOD, as of 6 a.m. EST on Jan. 4:

Cumulative CasesCumulative
Hospitalized
Cumulative
Recovered
Cumulative
Deaths
Military110,018
(+12,973)
945 (+64)72,647
(+13,179)
14
Civilian31,301
(+5,063)
895 (+96)17,053
(+3,327)
118 (+19)
Dependent17,862
(+2,500)
215 (+21)11,188 (+1,961)9
Contractor10,733
(+1,618)
326 (+39)6,397
(+1,144)
42 (+4)
Total169,914
(+22,154)
2,381 (+220)107,285
(+19,611)
183 (+23)

Editor’s Notes:

  • The Defense Department generally publishes this data three times weekly here.
  • DOD on April 16 transitioned from reporting current cases to reporting cumulative ones, stating that it believes the latter “more accurately reflects the effects of COVID-19 to our force” and pledging to “continue to refine” its reporting.
  • The deltas shown as of Jan. 4 reflect changes since Dec. 18.

Total number of COVID-19 cases among Department of the Air Force military personnel, as of 6 a.m. EST on Jan. 4:

Number of Personnel
20,197 (+2,034)

Editor’s Notes:

  • The Defense Department generally publishes this data three times weekly here.
  • This total includes Active-duty and Reserve forces in the Department of the Air Force, not the Air National Guard.
  • The delta shown as of Jan. 4 reflects the change since Dec. 18.

Total number of COVID-19 cases in the Department of the Air Force, as of 2 p.m. EST on Dec. 28:

  CasesHospitalizedRecovered Deaths
Military19,276 (+1,921)13 (-2)12,808 (+1,628)0
Civilian6,145 (+959)21 (-1)3,949 (+527)28 (+5)
Dependent5,995 (+805)8 (-5)3,882 (+494)4
Contractor1,863 (+280)3 (-4)1,138 (+155)12 (+2)
Total 33,279 (+3,965)45 (-12)21,777 (+2,804)44 (+7)

Editor’s Notes:

  • These numbers account for cases throughout the Department.
  • The military totals above include Active-duty and Reserve forces, not ANG.
  • The Air Force generally publishes this data once weekly here.
  • The deltas shown as of Dec. 28 reflect changes since Dec. 14.

COVID-19 Cases Among Air National Guard Personnel, as of Sept. 3:

Cases, Not HospitalizedCases, HospitalizedTotal Active
Cases
Total RecoveredCumulative Cases
350 (+7)3353 (+7)563 (+54)916 (+61)

Editor’s Note:

  • ANG-specific case totals aren’t included in DOD, USAF, or NGB daily COVID-19 updates.
  • Deltas shown as of Sept. 3 reflect changes since Aug. 19.

National Guard activations in support of COVID-19 response, as of Aug. 3:

Approximate Number of Personnel
24,935 (-15.8%)

Editor’s Notes:

  • This section of Snapshot will be updated as data is distributed, since updates haven’t been published regularly since July 15.
  • The increase shown here is as of the last update, which was published on July 15.

Check out the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University’s COVID-19 Dashboard to dive into COVID-19 data from across the U.S. and around the globe.


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