90 soldiers from Fort Bragg test positive.#WearADamnMask https://t.co/JgLRKXtBLK

— Deb Butler (@DebButlerHD18) July 1, 2020

Almost every member of a survival training class at Fort Bragg is in quarantine following the discovery of a large coronavirus outbreak, U.S. Army officials announced Tuesday.

Out of 110 soldiers taking part in the 19-day survival, evasion, resistance and escape training at the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, 82 students and eight instructors have tested positive for coronavirus, Task and Purpose reported.

SERE training is designed to teach soldiers how to evade capture, and to resist interrogation if they are, according to the outlet. Students were in the final stretch of the intensive training when soldiers began feeling sick.

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