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Navy Loses 17th Sailor to COVID-19

A sailor plays ‘Taps.’ US Navy Photo

A Naval reservist died from COVID-19-related complications, the Navy announced Tuesday.

Lt. Ivey Quintana-Martinez, 35, is the 17th sailor the Navy has lost to COVID-19, according to a USNI News tally of COVID-19 deaths. Quintana-Martinez, of Lake Elsinore, Calif., died at Cedar Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, Calif., on Dec. 18.

She was admitted on Nov. 10. Her vaccination status is unclear. While active-duty sailors needed to be fully vaccinated by Nov....

https://news.usni.org/2021/12/21/navy-loses-17th-sailor-to-covid-19

Navy Loses 15th Sailor to COVID-19, Second Death in October

Master-at-Arms Senior Chief Michael Haberstumpf died Oct. 10 from COVID-19-related complications. US NAVY PHOTO

A sailor stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C., died from complications related to COVID-19 earlier this month, the Navy announced Wednesday.

Master-at-Arms Senior Chief Michael Haberstumpf, 42, died from complications of COVID-19 on Oct. 10 at University of North Carolina Medical Center in Chapel Hill, according to a Navy press release. Haberstumpf is the 15th sailor to die from the disease...

https://news.usni.org/2021/10/20/navy-loses-15th-sailor-to-covid-19-second-death-in-october

Navy loses 14th Sailor to COVID-19

Aviation Electrician’s Mates (AE) (Mechanical) 1st Class Cory Weber died of COVID-19 complications Oct. 3. US Navy Photo

A sailor assigned to Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Command died of complications from COVID-19 Sunday, the service announced on Wednesday.

Aviation Electrician’s Mates (Mechanical) 1st Class Cory Weber, 51, is the 14th sailor to die of COVID-19 since the pandemic began in December 2020, according to a USNI News tally of active-duty deaths. He died at Sunrise hospital...

https://news.usni.org/2021/10/06/navy-loses-14th-sailor-to-covid-19