Of the 12,797 cases, 10,003 people have recovered, while 1,702 are active coronavirus cases. There are about 175 VA employees who are sick with COVID-19.
The VA patient death toll has more than doubled since early May, the Military Times reports. Since early March, the VA has conducted nearly 158,000 coronavirus tests, and about 8 percent of all tests have been positive.
The VA announced plans earlier in the week to bring the VA healthcare system back to pre-pandemic operations. It will allow 20 medical centers to conduct some face-to-face appointments and elective procedures.
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