Fort Jackson, US Army update COVID-19 status

Ft. Jackson, S.C. (WOLO)– Officials at Fort Jackson say they are continuing to take precautions against COVID-19.
A spokesperson for the base says while it is still under a Department of Defense directive and unable to provide specific COVID-19 case numbers, to date, Fort Jackson still has more recovered cases than active cases.
According to a spokesperson for the Pentagon while they will not provide numbers for a specific installation for security reasons, they did say as of Wednesday morning there are 14,255 service members positive for COVID-19.

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