Biden claims thousands in military have died of coronavirus: It’s actually seven

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Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden claimed the military has suffered thousands of deaths due to the coronavirus, but government data shows only seven service members have died.

“Military COVID infected: 118,984,” Biden said during an event in Warren, Michigan, this week. “Military COVID deaths: 6,114.”

Department of Defense data shows there have been just 40,026 cases of the coronavirus within the military and seven deaths.

Biden’s campaign quickly addressed the numbers, saying the former vice president mixed up Michigan coronavirus statistics with the military.

“Vice President Biden has the utmost respect for the men and women of the armed services and believes it’s the sacred duty of our country to properly equip them, look after their families when they’re deployed, and care for them when they return,” Biden’s Deputy Rapid Response Director Michael Gwin said in a statement to Fox News.

“To honor their service, the Vice President carries with him each day a card detailing the number of Americans who have given their lives for our country in Iraq and Afghanistan, and frequently cites that number to recognize their sacrifice,” he added.

This isn’t the first time Biden has been criticized for citing wrong data about the virus. He said in June that 120 million people died due to COVID-19.

“People don’t have a job, people don’t know where to go, they don’t know what to do,” Biden said at the time. “Now we have over 120 million dead from COVID.

More than 190,000 people in the United States have died of the virus as of Thursday, according to the New York Times.

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