Eighty-five US service members are currently hospitalized and 1,073 have recovered from the infection, the Defense Department said.
In addition, the Defence Department also reported 77 new COVID-19 cases among civilians within its ranks for an overall total of 5,734.
22 April 2020, 01:46 GMT
Two new deaths were also reported among the civilians within the Defense Department, bringing the death toll to 25, the release said.
The United States has confirmed more than 826,000 COVID-19 cases and more than 45,000 deaths as a result of the infection or in combination with underlying causes, according to the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center.
