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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers unveiled its latest alternate care site in the nations capital Monday which its commander called one of the best built since their COVID-19 response began nearly two months ago.Constructed inside the Walter E. Washington Convention Center the makeshift hospital has more than 430 patient beds to assist local hospitals in the district which has seen about 6400 positive cases and over 320 deaths to the virus.I cant think of a more noble calling than to be able to build up a facility like this to help keep people alive Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite said at a press briefing.To date Army engineers along with local and federal partners have constructed 37 alternate care sites across the country that provide more than 15000 patient beds.The Corps has also given about 40 other designs to states so they can build their own facilities that can hold another 13000 beds he added.Almost 1100 Corps members are currently deployed in support of the ongoing mission with another 15000 members supporting it according to Corps officials.Besides construction Army engineers have also completed 1145 assessments on facilities to decide how and whether to build a care site to treat COVID and non-COVID patients at a certain location. Those assessments have included college dorms hotels sports arenas and convention centers officials said.As the virus swept through New York City in March Army engineers built a large care site inside the Javits Convention Center in Manhattan. The site treated about 1100 patients before that mission phased out earlier this month.
