WASHINGTON—The first U.S. military service member has died from the CCP virus, the Pentagon said on Monday, as it reported another sharp hike in the number of infected troops.
The Pentagon said the servicemember was a New Jersey Army National Guardsman who had tested positive for COVID-19—the disease caused by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus, commonly known as novel coronavirus—and had been hospitalized since March 21. He died on Saturday, it said.
