Gov. Andrew Cuomo addresses latest with COVID-19’s effect on New York | USA TODAY

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo holds a press conference on the coronavirus pandemic.
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The USA reached a grim milestone in its fight against the coronavirus Monday: More than 10,000 people have died of COVID-19 in the nation.

That total surpasses the number of battle deaths from six U.S. wars combined, according to data from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

VA data says a total of 9,961 soldiers died on the battlefield during these six wars: The American Revolution, War of 1812, Mexican War, Indian Wars, Spanish-American Warand Desert Shield/Desert Storm. The data does not include other deaths related to the wars.

U.S. officials have repeatedly likened the coronavirus outbreak to a military struggle, and members of the armed forces have joined in various efforts to help stop the virus' spread.

The USNS Comfort naval hospital ship was sent to Manhattan to help increase the city's medical capacity. Members of the National Guard and medical military personnel have been deployed to help hard-hit areas.

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19 comments

  1. after telling people that the number of deaths was declining there are 731 more that died in the last 24 hours. this thing is not going away, until there is a shot that every human on this planet will need to have, this thing will continue to kill and spread. hope everyone enjoys their homes, because you’ll be spending alot of time there over the next few years

  2. How many other deaths have there been or are you calling all deaths in New York corona virus related deaths to cover the expense.I don’t trust politicians and I don’t trust democrats most of all.
    God bless America and our President.Keep America Great 👍re-elect President Trump and drain the swamp

  3. Can we talk about unemployment insurance?? I barely survived coronavirus and am now unemployed. Can we get a working number this is a damn joke.

  4. These days I feel like I am living in some sifi end of the world apocalyptic movie. Just some zombies are missing.

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