South Korea [1-6] Between 19 and 24 February 2022, a total of 4,027 new cases were reported from the South Korean military. Cases were reported from the Army (2,556 cases), Air Force (650 cases), Navy (286 cases), Marine Corps (264 cases), units under direct command of the defense ministry (186 cases), the Defense ministry (37 cases), the South Korea-U.S. Combined…
Category: Military Infectious Disease Surveillance
Military Infectious Disease Surveillance (12-18 February 2022)
South Korea [1-3] On February 14, South Korea’s military reported 308 cases of COVID-19, raising the total caseload to 8,945. Of the new cases, 178 were from the Army, 12 were from the Marine Corps, 80 were from the Air Force, 17 were from the Navy, 13 were from units under the defense ministry, 5 cases were from the ministry,…
Military Infectious Disease Surveillance (5-11 February 2022)
South Korea [1-6] Between 5 February to 11 February, 2,057 new infections were reported in the South Korean military. This raises the total caseload in the domestic personnel to 7,908 cases, of which 3,000 are active infections. The new cases were reported from the Army (1,094 cases), the Air Force (581 cases), the Marine corps (141 cases), the Navy (105…
Military Infectious Disease Surveillance (29 January – 4 February 2022)
United States Forces Japan [1-2] On Jan 28, 271 COVID-19 cases were reported at 15 U.S. installations across Japan including 13 pending confirmation. The Marine Corps’ Camp Hansen reported 57 infections, followed by Kadena Air Base with 49 and Yokosuka Naval Base with 43. Okinawa prefecture confirmed 135 cases from the U.S. military community on Jan 28 while Sasebo Naval…
Military Infectious Disease Surveillance (22-28 January 2022)
Australia [1] As of January 25, nearly two dozen sailors on an Australian military relief ship have tested positive for the coronavirus. The ship was on a mission to deliver aid to Tonga following the recent volcano eruption. South Korea [2-6] On January 24, South Korea’s military reported 24 cases of COVID-19, including 22 breakthrough infections. This raised the total…
Military Infectious Disease Surveillance (15-21 January 2022)
United States Forces Germany [1] On Jan 14, 68 new infections among U.S. forces were confirmed during the week which is an increase from 45 reported the previous week and much higher than four cases reported by the U.S. forces in the week ending Dec. 17. Base officials at Ramstein on Jan 19 did not confirm the latest figures, however…
Military Infectious Disease Surveillance (8-14 January 2022)
United States Forces Korea [1-2] On Jan 8, the USFK raised its health protection condition to ‘Bravo Plus’ peninsula-wide until further notice after recording 682 infections of COVID-19 in the past week. This effectively will ban dining at restaurants outside the bases and visiting indoor areas. Travel to the capital Seoul will be prohibited, except for official duties. On…
Military Infectious Disease Surveillance (1-7 January 2022)
South Korea [1-6] On 2 January, a total of 25 new cases, including 23 breakthrough cases, were reported from the Army (12 cases), Air Force (7 cases) and Navy (6 cases). This brings the total caseload in the South Korean military to 3,303 with 271 active infections as of 2 January 2022. On 3 January, 8 cases were reported, including…
Military Infectious Disease Surveillance (25-31 December 2021)
South Korea [1-7] On December 26, South Korea’s military reported 31 new coronavirus cases, including 30 breakthrough infections. The new cases include 22 Army personnel, 6 Navy personnel and 3 from units directly under the defense ministry. The total case load in the South Korea military stands at 3,120, 278 of whom are under treatment, and 1,327 are breakthrough cases.…
Military Infectious Disease Surveillance (18-24 December 2021)
South Korea [1-6] On 19 December, the military reported 27 new cases, all of which were breakthrough cases, bringing the total case in the military to 2,933. The new cases include 22 cases from the Army, two case from a unit directly under the defense ministry, one case from the Navy, one case from the Marine Corps and one case…
