COVID-19 recoveries outpaced new confirmed cases this week at the National Nuclear Security Administration, which recorded 13 new confirmed infections among personnel nationally, but saw active cases drop by 26, week to week.
The semi-autonomous Department of Energy nuclear weapons agency was tracking 78 active cases of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus on Friday, a spokesperson said. Overall, the NNSA as of Friday had confirmed 622 cases of COVID-19 among its federal and contractor workforce. Two NNSA employees had died from the disease, at deadline, but there have been no fatal cases for weeks.
The NNSA does not disclose the overall productivity loss from its COVID-19 response, which typically requires anybody who had contact with someone who tests positive to quarantine for two weeks. Face coverings and physical distancing are mandatory at most agency locations, for employees who must report to work on-site. Only the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico has said that it requires mandatory, random COVID-19 for members of the workforce who report to work in person daily.
Many NNSA host localities saw either mild increases or declines in the rate of new confirmed COVID-19 cases this week, but there were post-Labor Day spikes in host the counties for the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas, and the Savannah River Site in Aiken, S.C.
Of the NNSA host states for which data was available, Texas is dead last in the rate of people tested per 100,000 residents. The Lone Star state actually tested fewer people this week than last.
National Laboratories Cases
Following are the reported numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases at NNSA nuclear weapons laboratories, and increases relative to the prior week, as reported Friday.
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory:
Cases: 57 (+0). Livermore is the only lab that does not test its own employees.
Los Alamos National Laboratory:
Did not reply to requests for comment by deadline Friday.
Sandia National Laboratories:
Did not reply to requests for comment by deadline Friday.
Cases in NNSA Host Regions
Following is Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor’s weekly digest of confirmed COVID-19 cases, including fatal cases, in the host cities and counties of NNSA nuclear weapons sites. The figures below are based on cumulative cases recorded since the first confirmed U.S. instance of COVID-19 in January.
Data come from a tracker maintained by Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and from select states, counties, and cities, where noted.
The Monitor tracks weekly changes, using the latest data available at deadline, which is sometimes current as of the Wednesday or Thursday before publication.
Testing figures represent the number of tests performed, not the number of people tested.
Missouri – Kansas City National Security Campus
Kansas City
Total confirmed cases: 10,271
Cumulative week-to-week increase: 368
Growth (+), or decline (-), in new confirmed cases, compared with prior week: -15
Fatal cases: 103 (+2 from the prior week, two more new deaths this week than last).
Missouri, Statewide:
Total cases: 109,727
Cumulative week-to-week increase: 12,136
Growth (+), or decline (-), in new confirmed cases, compared with prior week: +4,184
Fatal cases: 1,788 (+97 from the prior week, eight fewer new deaths this week than last).
Testing Rate: 19,203 tests per 100,000 people (9% more people tested per 100,000 this week than last, 25% more than three weeks ago).
Cumulative tests performed as of this week: 1,178,581 (+94,657 from last week; +235,558 in three weeks).
New Mexico – NNSA Albuquerque, Sandia National Laboratories, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Bernalillo County/Albuquerque:
Total confirmed cases: 6,144
Cumulative week-to-week increase: 132
Growth (+), or decline (-), in new confirmed cases, compared with prior week: +18
Fatal cases: 169 (+6 from the prior week, two more new deaths this week than last).
Los Alamos:
Total confirmed cases: 29
Cumulative week-to-week increase: 0
Growth (+), or decline (-), in new confirmed cases, compared with prior week: -2
Fatal cases: 0 (No change from last week, and no confirmed COVID-19 deaths in the county, to date).
Surrounding Counties, Los Alamos (Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe, Taos):
Total confirmed cases: 381/1,309/932/128 – 2,750 for the group
Cumulative week-to-week increase for group: 4
Growth (+), or decline (-), in new confirmed cases, compared with prior week, for group: +3
Fatal cases for group: 62 (+4 from the prior week, for group; three more new deaths this week than last, for group).
New Mexico, Statewide:
Total cases: 27,199
Cumulative week-to-week increase: 770
Growth (+), or decline (-), in new confirmed cases, compared with prior week: +153
Fatal cases: 836 (+20 from the prior week, five fewer new deaths this week than last).
Testing rate (tests per 100,000 people): Unavailable.
Cumulative tests performed as of this week: 103,180 (+34,299 from last week; +103,180 in three weeks).
Tennessee – Y-12 National Security Complex
Anderson County:
Total confirmed cases: 1,072
Cumulative week-to-week increase: 80
Growth (+), or decline (-), in new confirmed cases, compared with prior week: +3
Fatal cases: 11 (+1 from the prior week, one fewer new death this week, compared with last).
Tennessee, Statewide:
Total cases: 178,140
Cumulative week-to-week increase: 9,903
Growth (+), or decline (-), in new confirmed cases, compared with prior week: +1,122
Fatal cases: 2,164 (+176 from the prior week, three more new deaths this week than last).
Testing rate (tests per 100,000 people): Unavailable.
Cumulative tests performed as of this week: 2,564,879 (+171,839 from last week; +436,650 in three weeks).
California – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (including Sandia’s California campus)
Alameda County (Including Livermore, Calif.):
Total confirmed cases: 20,162
Cumulative week-to-week increase: 452
Growth (+), or decline (-), in new confirmed cases, compared with prior week: -406
Fatal cases: 365 (+62 from the prior week, 54 more new deaths this week than last).
Jaoquin County (near Alameda County):
Total confirmed cases: 19,701
Cumulative week-to-week increase: 1,143
Growth (+), or decline (-), in new confirmed cases, compared with prior week: -779
Fatal cases: 407 (+24 from the prior week, two more new deaths this week than last).
California, Statewide:
Total cases: 775,750
Cumulative week-to-week increase: 24,064
Growth (+), or decline (-), in new confirmed cases, compared with prior week: -966
Fatal cases: 14,817 (+714 from the prior week, 111 fewer new deaths this week than last).
Testing rate (tests per 100,000 people): Unavailable.
Cumulative tests performed as of this week: 13,080,037 (+690,046 from last week; +2,161,622 in three weeks).
South Carolina – Savannah River Site
Aiken County:
Total confirmed cases: 2,577
Cumulative week-to-week increase: 104
Growth (+), or decline (-), in new confirmed cases, compared with prior week: +40
Fatal cases: 78 (+7 from the prior week, three more new deaths this week than last).
Savannah River Site:
Total confirmed cases: 512
Cumulative week-to-week increase: 24
Growth (+), or decline (-), in new confirmed cases, compared with prior week: -8
Fatal cases: 1 (no change).
Active cases: 40.
South Carolina, Statewide:
Total cases: 135,446
Cumulative week-to-week increase: 8,854
Growth (+), or decline (-), in new confirmed cases, compared with prior week: +3,958
Fatal cases: 3,158 (+183 from the prior week, 15 more new deaths this week than last).
Testing rate: 21,123 tests per 100,000 people (5% more people tested per 100,000 this week than last; 18% more than three weeks ago).
Cumulative tests performed as of this week: 1,087,587 (+55,128 from last week; +169,568 in three weeks).
Texas – Pantex Plant
Potter County:
Total confirmed cases: 4,496
Cumulative week-to-week increase: 252
Growth (+), or decline (-), in new confirmed cases, compared with prior week: +151
Fatal cases: 60 (+5 from the prior week, three more new deaths this week than last).
Randall County:
Total confirmed cases: 2,568
Cumulative week-to-week increase: 173
Growth (+), or decline (-), in new confirmed cases, compared with prior week: +81
Fatal cases: 36 (+1 from the prior week, one more new death this week than last).
Texas, Statewide:
Total cases: 701,413
Cumulative week-to-week increase: 32,175
Growth (+), or decline (-), in new confirmed cases, compared with prior week: +8,359
Fatal cases: 14,831 (+751 from the prior week, 33 fewer new deaths this week than last).
Testing rate: 18,434 tests per 100,000 people (1% fewer people tested per 100,000 this week than last; 11% more than three weeks ago).
Cumulative tests performed as of this week: 5,345,176 (-60,081 from last week; +551,262 in three weeks).
Nevada – Nevada National Security Site
Nye County:
Total confirmed cases: 491
Cumulative week-to-week increase: 6
Growth (+), or decline (-), in new confirmed cases, compared with prior week: -2
Fatal cases: 15 (+1 from the prior week, one more new death this week than last).
Clark County/Las Vegas:
Total confirmed cases: 63,301
Cumulative week-to-week increase: 1,430
Growth (+), or decline (-), in new confirmed cases, compared with prior week: -297
Fatal cases: 1,240 (+59 from the prior week, 23 fewer new deaths this week than last).
Nevada, Statewide:
Total cases: 72,546
Cumulative week-to-week increase: 2,323
Growth (+), or decline (-), in new confirmed cases, compared with prior week: -680
Fatal cases: 1,309 (+69 from the prior week, 10 more new deaths this week than last).
Testing rate: 21,186 tests per 100,000 people (4% more people tested per 100,000 this week than last; 12% more than three weeks ago).
Cumulative tests performed as of this week: 652,583 (+25,264 from last week; +68,351 in three weeks).
Nationwide
Total cases: 6,678,382
Cumulative week-to-week increase: 270,050
Growth (+), or decline (-), in new confirmed cases, compared with prior week: +12,971
Fatal cases: 197,946 (+6,104 from the prior week, 1,068 more new deaths this week than last).
Cumulative tests performed as of this week: 91,546,598 (+6,365,520 from last week; +16,245,292 in three weeks).
