DOD hit by third wave of COVID-19 cases, with only Navy flattening curve

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Coronavirus cases in the military doubled the week ending Oct. 23 over the prior week, and four more deaths have occurred as of Monday, according to Pentagon statistics and analysis by the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

“The Department is experiencing a third wave of Covid-19, as is the national population,” the CSIS International Security Program report stated, citing a week-over-week increase in cases of 98%, up to 731, for the week ending on Friday.

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