News United States Air Force
 DAF COVID-19 Statistics - February 2022Published Feb. 22, 2022
                        
                        
                        Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs
                **WASHINGTON (AFNS) --**
                Below are current **coronavirus disease 2019** statistics for Department of Air Force personnel:

Feb. 22, 2022
Current as of 2 p.m., Feb. 21, 2022

**DAF TOTAL STATS*****CASES**
   **HOSPITALIZED**
   **RECOVERED**
   **DEATHS**Military**
   90,116
   53
   84,678
   15Civilian
   20,219
   26
   19,179
   107Dependents
   17,414
   8
   16,260
   8Contractors
   5,468
   10
   5,208
   29**Total**
   **133,217**
   **97**
   **125,325**
   **159***These numbers include all of the cases that were reported since our last update on Feb. 15.
**Military includes Active and Reserve components.



**DAF TOTAL VACCINATED****ACTIVE DUTY**
   **GUARD**
   **RESERVE**
   **TOTAL FORCE**% Partially Vaccinated
   0.1%
   0.3%
   0.4%
   0.2%% Fully Vaccinated
   97.9%
   92.9%
   93%
   96.1%

**DAF APPROVED EXEMPTIONS****ACTIVE DUTY**
   **GUARD**
   **RESERVE**
   **TOTAL FORCE**Medical
   659
   445
   289
   1,393Administrative
   52
   1,459
   194
   1,705

**RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS****MAJCOM/FLDCOM**
   **DAF/APPEALS**Pending
   2,962
   1,031Approved
   12
   1Disapproved
   3,596
   682As of Feb. 21, the Air Force has administratively separated 175 active duty Airmen.

*Civilian statistics are unaccounted for.
**These numbers are subject to change.



**Unvaccinated:**All those who have verbally refused, have not started the vaccination process or are erroneously coded. Does not include those who have approved exemptions.

**Medical:** Medical exemptions are determined individually by the member’s medical provider.

**Administrative:** Administrative exemptions are determined individually. For example, if a member obtained a commander-approved submission for separation or retirement by Nov. 1, they are administratively exempt.

**Religious Accommodation:**Religious accommodations are a subset of administrative exemptions and are determined by the MAJCOM/FLDCOM commanders. The DAF has 30 business days (active component in CONUS) to process requests. Appeals are determined by the DAF’s Surgeon General with inputs from the chaplain and staff judge advocate. Individuals do not have to get immunized as long as their request is in the process of being decided.

**Personnel Numbers (approximates):**

326,000 Active Component (U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force)
 107,000 Air National Guard
 68,000 Air Force Reserve
 501,000 Total Force (Active Duty, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve)

Feb. 15, 2022
Current as of 2 p.m., Feb. 14, 2022

**DAF TOTAL STATS*****CASES**
   **HOSPITALIZED**
   **RECOVERED**
   **DEATHS**Military**
   88,986
   55
   80,515
   15Civilian
   20,084
   27
   18,362
   107Dependents
   17,272
   8
   15,507
   8Contractors
   5,418
   10
   5,045
   29**Total**
   **131,760**
   **100**
   **119,429**
   **159***These numbers include all of the cases that were reported since our last update on Feb. 8.
**Military includes Active and Reserve components.



**DAF TOTAL VACCINATED****ACTIVE DUTY**
   **GUARD**
   **RESERVE**
   **TOTAL FORCE**% Partially Vaccinated
   0.1%
   0.3%
   0.4%
   0.2%% Fully Vaccinated
   97.8%
   92.8%
   92.9%
   96.1%

**DAF APPROVED EXEMPTIONS****ACTIVE DUTY**
   **GUARD**
   **RESERVE**
   **TOTAL FORCE**Medical
   684
   449
   299
   1,432Administrative
   56
   1,570
   198
   1,824

**RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS****MAJCOM/FLDCOM**
   **DAF/APPEALS**Pending
   2,664
   869Approved
   8
   1Disapproved
   3,381
   536As of Feb. 14, the Air Force has administratively separated 160 active duty Airmen.

*Civilian statistics are unaccounted for.
**These numbers are subject to change.



**Unvaccinated:**All those who have verbally refused, have not started the vaccination process or are erroneously coded. Does not include those who have approved exemptions.

**Medical:** Medical exemptions are determined individually by the member’s medical provider.

**Administrative:** Administrative exemptions are determined individually. For example, if a member obtained a commander-approved submission for separation or retirement by Nov. 1, they are administratively exempt.

**Religious Accommodation:**Religious accommodations are a subset of administrative exemptions and are determined by the MAJCOM/FLDCOM commanders. The DAF has 30 business days (active component in CONUS) to process requests. Appeals are determined by the DAF’s Surgeon General with inputs from the chaplain and staff judge advocate. Individuals do not have to get immunized as long as their request is in the process of being decided.

**Personnel Numbers (approximates):**

326,000 Active Component (U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force)
 107,000 Air National Guard
 68,000 Air Force Reserve
 501,000 Total Force (Active Duty, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve)

Feb. 8, 2022
Current as of 2 p.m., Feb. 7, 2022

**DAF TOTAL STATS*****CASES**
   **HOSPITALIZED**
   **RECOVERED**
   **DEATHS**Military**
   87,065
   50
   75,309
   12Civilian
   19,745
   27
   17,137
   107Dependents
   16,903
   8
   14,681
   8Contractors
   5,307
   10
   4,827
   29**Total**
   **129,020**
   **95**
   **111,954**
   **156***These numbers include all of the cases that were reported since our last update on Feb. 1.
**Military includes Active and Reserve components.



**DAF TOTAL VACCINATED****ACTIVE DUTY**
   **GUARD**
   **RESERVE**
   **TOTAL FORCE**% Partially Vaccinated
   0.1%
   0.3%
   0.4%
   0.2%% Fully Vaccinated
   97.8%
   92.7%
   92.7%
   96%

**DAF APPROVED EXEMPTIONS****ACTIVE DUTY**
   **GUARD**
   **RESERVE**
   **TOTAL FORCE**Medical
   702
   466
   308
   1,476Administrative
   63
   1,571
   203
   1,837

**RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS****MAJCOM/FLDCOM**
   **DAF/APPEALS**Pending
   2,556
   732Approved
   8
   1Disapproved
   3,222
   443As of Feb. 7, the Air Force has administratively separated 142 active duty Airmen.

*Civilian statistics are unaccounted for.
**These numbers are subject to change.



**Unvaccinated:**All those who have verbally refused, have not started the vaccination process or are erroneously coded. Does not include those who have approved exemptions.

**Medical:** Medical exemptions are determined individually by the member’s medical provider.

**Administrative:** Administrative exemptions are determined individually. For example, if a member obtained a commander-approved submission for separation or retirement by Nov. 1, they are administratively exempt.

**Religious Accommodation:**Religious accommodations are a subset of administrative exemptions and are determined by the MAJCOM/FLDCOM commanders. The DAF has 30 business days (active component in CONUS) to process requests. Appeals are determined by the DAF’s Surgeon General with inputs from the chaplain and staff judge advocate. Individuals do not have to get immunized as long as their request is in the process of being decided.

**Personnel Numbers (approximates):**

326,000 Active Component (U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force)
 107,000 Air National Guard
 68,000 Air Force Reserve
 501,000 Total Force (Active Duty, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve)

Feb. 1, 2022
Current as of 2 p.m., Jan. 31, 2022

**DAF TOTAL STATS*****CASES**
   **HOSPITALIZED**
   **RECOVERED**
   **DEATHS**Military
   65,876
   28
   55,342
   6Civilian
   18,541
   27
   16,057
   107Dependents
   15,775
   7
   13,839
   8Contractors
   5,047
   10
   4,617
   29**Total**
   **105,239**
   **72**
   **89,855**
   **150***These numbers include all of the cases that were reported since our last update on Jan. 25.



**DAF TOTAL VACCINATED****ACTIVE DUTY**
   **GUARD**
   **RESERVE**
   **TOTAL FORCE**% Partially Vaccinated
   0.1%
   0.4%
   0.5%
   0.2%% Fully Vaccinated
   97.7%
   92.5%
   92.5%
   95.9%

**DAF APPROVED EXEMPTIONS****ACTIVE DUTY**
   **GUARD**
   **RESERVE**
   **TOTAL FORCE**Medical
   728
   508
   328
   1,564Administrative
   69
   1,627
   660
   2,356

**RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS****MAJCOM/FLDCOM**
   **DAF/APPEALS**Pending
   2,592
   534Approved
   0
   0Disapproved
   3,003
   413As of Jan. 27, the Air Force has administratively separated 125 active duty Airmen.

*Civilian statistics are unaccounted for.
**These numbers are subject to change.



**Unvaccinated:**All those who have verbally refused, have not started the vaccination process or are erroneously coded. Does not include those who have approved exemptions.

**Medical:** Medical exemptions are determined individually by the member’s medical provider.

**Administrative:** Administrative exemptions are determined individually. For example, if a member obtained a commander-approved submission for separation or retirement by Nov. 1, they are administratively exempt.

**Religious Accommodation:**Religious accommodations are a subset of administrative exemptions and are determined by the MAJCOM/FLDCOM commanders. The DAF has 30 business days (active component in CONUS) to process requests. Appeals are determined by the DAF’s Surgeon General with inputs from the chaplain and staff judge advocate. Individuals do not have to get immunized as long as their request is in the process of being decided.

**Personnel Numbers (approximates):**

326,000 Active Component (U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force)
 107,000 Air National Guard
 68,000 Air Force Reserve
 501,000 Total Force (Active Duty, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve)COVID 



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