News United States Air Force
 DAF COVID-19 Statistics - April 2022Published April 26, 2022
                        
                        
                        Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs
                **WASHINGTON (AFNS) --**
                Below are current **coronavirus disease 2019** statistics for Department of Air Force personnel:

April 26, 2022
Current as of 2 p.m., April 25, 2022

**DAF TOTAL STATS****CASES***
   **HOSPITALIZED**
   **RECOVERED***
   **DEATHS***Military**
   93,660
   51
   92,808
   15Civilian
   20,640
   23
   20,395
   108Dependents
   18,369
   5
   18,148
   8Contractors
   5,584
   10
   5,524
   32**Total**
   **138,253**
   **89**
   **136,875**
   **163***These numbers include all of the cases that were reported since our last update on April 19.
**Military includes Active and Reserve components.



**DAF TOTAL VACCINATED****ACTIVE DUTY**
   **GUARD**
   **RESERVE**
   **TOTAL FORCE**% Partially Vaccinated
   0.1%
   0.2%
   0.3%
   0.1%% Fully Vaccinated
   98.3%
   93.5%
   94.2%
   96.8%

**DAF APPROVED EXEMPTIONS****ACTIVE DUTY**
   **GUARD**
   **RESERVE**
   **TOTAL FORCE**Medical
   460
   337
   216
   1,013Administrative
   28
   1,087
   158
   1,273

**RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS****MAJCOM/FLDCOM**
   **DAF/APPEALS**Pending
   2,362
   1,170Approved
   41
   5Disapproved
   5,569
   2,027As of April 25, the Air Force has administratively separated 287 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)

April 19, 2022
Current as of 2 p.m., April 18, 2022

**DAF TOTAL STATS****CASES***
   **HOSPITALIZED**
   **RECOVERED***
   **DEATHS***Military**
   93,376
   51
   92,535
   15Civilian
   20,590
   23
   20,371
   108Dependents
   18,334
   5
   18,046
   8Contractors
   5,579
   10
   5,518
   31**Total**
   **137,879**
   **89**
   **136,470**
   **162***These numbers include all of the cases that were reported since our last update on April 12.
**Military includes Active and Reserve components.



**DAF TOTAL VACCINATED****ACTIVE DUTY**
   **GUARD**
   **RESERVE**
   **TOTAL FORCE**% Partially Vaccinated
   0.1%
   0.2%
   0.3%
   0.1%% Fully Vaccinated
   98.3%
   93.5%
   94.1%
   96.7%

**DAF APPROVED EXEMPTIONS****ACTIVE DUTY**
   **GUARD**
   **RESERVE**
   **TOTAL FORCE**Medical
   446
   331
   215
   992Administrative
   26
   1,064
   151
   1,241

**RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS****MAJCOM/FLDCOM**
   **DAF/APPEALS**Pending
   2,338
   1,188Approved
   41
   5Disapproved
   5,497
   1,882As of April 19, the Air Force has administratively separated 274 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)

April 12, 2022
Current as of 2 p.m., April 11, 2022

**DAF TOTAL STATS****CASES***
   **HOSPITALIZED**
   **RECOVERED***
   **DEATHS***Military**
   93,207
   50
   92,283
   15Civilian
   20,553
   23
   20,342
   107Dependents
   18,310
   5
   17,908
   8Contractors
   5,570
   10
   5,509
   31**Total**
   **137,640**
   **88**
   **136,042**
   **161***These numbers include all of the cases that were reported since our last update on April 5.
**Military includes Active and Reserve components.



**DAF TOTAL VACCINATED****ACTIVE DUTY**
   **GUARD**
   **RESERVE**
   **TOTAL FORCE**% Partially Vaccinated
   0.1%
   0.2%
   0.3%
   0.1%% Fully Vaccinated
   98.2%
   93.5%
   93.9%
   96.7%

**DAF APPROVED EXEMPTIONS****ACTIVE DUTY**
   **GUARD**
   **RESERVE**
   **TOTAL FORCE**Medical
   460
   337
   216
   1,013Administrative
   28
   1,087
   158
   1,273

**RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS****MAJCOM/FLDCOM**
   **DAF/APPEALS**Pending
   2,618
   1,292Approved
   37
   5Disapproved
   5,129
   1,692As of April 12, the Air Force has administratively separated 261 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)

April 5, 2022
Current as of 2 p.m., April 4, 2022

**DAF TOTAL STATS****CASES***
   **HOSPITALIZED**
   **RECOVERED***
   **DEATHS***Military**
   92,924
   53
   92,033
   15Civilian
   20,493
   24
   20,314
   107Dependents
   18,211
   5
   17,793
   8Contractors
   5,557
   10
   5,500
   31**Total**
   **137,185**
   **92**
   **135,640**
   **161***These numbers include all of the cases that were reported since our last update on March 29.
**Military includes Active and Reserve components.



**DAF TOTAL VACCINATED****ACTIVE DUTY**
   **GUARD**
   **RESERVE**
   **TOTAL FORCE**% Partially Vaccinated
   0.1%
   0.2%
   0.3%
   0.1%% Fully Vaccinated
   98.2%
   93.4%
   93.7%
   96.6%

**DAF APPROVED EXEMPTIONS****ACTIVE DUTY**
   **GUARD**
   **RESERVE**
   **TOTAL FORCE**Medical
   472
   349
   224
   1,045Administrative
   33
   1,094
   148
   1,275

**RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS****MAJCOM/FLDCOM**
   **DAF/APPEALS**Pending
   2,827
   1,316Approved
   32
   3Disapproved
   4,834
   1,502As of April 5, the Air Force has administratively separated 250 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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