Latest "VA deaths" stories
About 1,000 of the fatality announcements have come in the last 40 days.
The milestone comes amid a decrease in active virus cases among patients but an increase in deaths linked to the illness.
Nearly 1,900 VA patients have died from the illness since the start of March.
More than 135,000 Americans and nearly 1,800 VA patients have died from coronavirus complications since early March.
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