A member of the New Jersey National Guard died on Saturday after being hospitalized for over a week, becoming the first U.S. service member to succumb to the coronavirus. Douglas Linn Hickok, who was a drilling guardsman and physician’s assistant for the Guard. "This is a stinging loss for our military community and our condolences go out to his family, friends, civilian co-workers and the entire National Guard community." Earlier in March, Murphy deployed the state's national guard to assist in efforts to quell the spread of coronavirus by helping to direct traffic at drive-by testing sites and distributing food and supplies where necessary. New Jersey has 13,386 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the state -- second only to New York.

Source: Fox News March 30, 2020 23:40 UTC