The Hardest-Working Paper in America | 
Friday, April 26, 2024
Coronavirus News

Pentagon: Military coronavirus cases near 2,000

Last weekend the number topped 1,000, and one week ago it stood at 771.

By  Associated Press
   
SHARE Pentagon: Military coronavirus cases near 2,000
US Central Command Gen. McKenzie Briefs Media On Response To Rocket Attack In Iraq

Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie, commander of U.S. Central Command, talks to journalists about the military response to rocket attacks that killed two U.S. and one U.K. service members in Iraq during a news briefing at the Pentagon March 13, 2020 in Arlington, Virginia. Because of the threat of transmission of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Pentagon is exercising social distancing by keeping reporters’ chairs four feet apart from each other during briefings.

Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon says the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the military has surged to nearly 2,000.

Last weekend the number topped 1,000, and one week ago it stood at 771.

Among the services, the active duty Navy has the most cases, with more than 500. The Army has 470.

Get the latest news about the coronavirus and its ripple effects in Chicago and Illinois in our live blog.

Next Up In Coronavirus
Aiming to predict COVID, future pandemics better, CDC opens infectious diseases forecasting center
Unmasked transit: Pritzker ends mask mandates in public transportation, airports
US mask mandate for planes, other travel voided by federal judge in Florida
Rising COVID-19 cases prompt warnings for Illinoisans ‘to remain vigilant and remain up to date’ on vaccine shots
Dr. Ngozi Ezike to become CEO of Sinai Chicago hospital system
With COVID-19 cases rising, Pritzker still searching for public health chief to succeed Ezike, a ‘hero during this pandemic’
The Latest
georgia-nicols.jpg
Horoscopes
Horoscope for Friday, April 26, 2024
By Georgia Nicols
 
Police_tape.jpg
Crime
2 shot, wounded near United Center on Near West Side
The men, 18 and 20, were in the 1800 block of West Monroe Street about 9:20 p.m. when two people got out of a light-colored sedan and fired shots. They were hospitalized in fair condition.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
Top draft prospects stand on stage during the first round of the NFL football draft.
NFL
2024 NFL Draft first-round results: Full list of results for top 32 selections
Here’s where all the year’s top rookies are heading for the upcoming NFL season.
By Sun-Times staff
 
Washington wide receiver Rome Odunze celebrates after being chosen by the Chicago Bears with the ninth overall pick during the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 25, 2024 in Detroit.
Bears
Bears GM Ryan Poles corrects errors, fixes WR room with Rome Odunze pick at No. 9
The position has been a headache for Poles, but now he has stacked DJ Moore, Keenan Allen and Odunze for incoming quarterback Caleb Williams.
By Jason Lieser
 
33rd Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony - Arrivals
Music
Mike Pinder, Moody Blues co-founder and keyboardist, dies months after bandmate Denny Laine
Pinder, the last original member of the band, sang and played keyboards, as well as organ, piano and harpsichord. He founded the British band in 1964 with Laine, Ray Thomas, Clint Warwick and Graeme Edge.
By USA Today Network