Pentagon confirms first US Army death from Covid-19

A New Jersey Army National

A New Jersey Army National Guardsman is the first member of the US military to die of the Covid-19 coronavirus, the US Department of Defense has confirmed.

“Today is a sad day for the Department of Defense as we have lost our first American service member – active, reserve or Guard – to coronavirus,” Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said in a statement on Monday, sending condolences to the man’s friends, family, civilian co-workers and the National Guard.

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