The military has twice the number of cases today that it had six weeks ago.
Cases in the military surged 33% in the past 10 days, twice the rate of new cases nationwide.
Officials say that troops are staying safe, and the rise in cases has to do with more testing and more community transmission.
Defense Department coronavirus cases continue to rise, but officials have declined to comment on the spike.
More than 1,100 new cases were diagnosed in troops this week.
Nearly 1,000 troops, civilians, dependents and contractors were diagnosed in the past week.
As the Defense Department prepares to lift controls on traveling and base access, cases are spiking.
The jobless rate dropped by nearly a quarter from April to May, settling at 9 percent last month.
Total deaths rose to 36 this week, including a third service member.
A soldier is the third servicee member to die during the pandemic.
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