2 National Guard Members Die From CCP Virus, US Military Toll at 19

Members of the National Guard listen to instructions at the Papago Park Military Reservation in Phoenix on April 9, 2018. Caitlin O'Hara/ /AFP/Getty Images

Two members of the U.S. National Guard have died after contracting the CCP virus, bringing the total of virus-related deaths within the military to 19, according to data from the Department of Defense (DOD).

The DOD noted the deaths of the service members in an updated online chart that keeps track of cases and deaths connected to the military.