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Sixth US service member killed by coronavirus | TheHill
A sixth U.S. service member has died from the coronavirus, according to the latest Defense Department figures.
The death was included in a tally of Pentagon-connected COVID-19 cases the department keeps on its website that was updated Monday.
The soldier, who was a member of California National Guard, died Thursday, Lt. Col. Jonathan Shiroma, a spokesman for the California Military Department, said in an email.
He was a 36-year-old staff sergeant assigned to the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade in Fresno, Calif., Shiroma said.
Shiroma did not release the soldier's name or any other personal details, citing a request from the soldier's family
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You can't escape this virus.
A sixth U.S. service member has died from the coronavirus, according to the latest Defense Department figures.
The death was included in a tally of Pentagon-connected COVID-19 cases the department keeps on its website that was updated Monday.
The soldier, who was a member of California National Guard, died Thursday, Lt. Col. Jonathan Shiroma, a spokesman for the California Military Department, said in an email.
He was a 36-year-old staff sergeant assigned to the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade in Fresno, Calif., Shiroma said.
Shiroma did not release the soldier's name or any other personal details, citing a request from the soldier's family
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You can't escape this virus.