At least 47 sailors from the USS Kidd, the second US Navy ship hit with an outbreak of coronavirus, have tested positive for the virus. About 45% of the destroyer's crew have been tested.
The navy destroyer is the second US warship to be hit by an outbreak of the virus while at sea following the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier. At least 47 sailors from the Kidd came back positive with 45% of the crew having been tested, the Navy said in a statement Monday. That's a rapid increase from Friday when CNN reported at least 18 sailors had the virus. There are typically 330 sailors on board.
More than 4,200 sailors, some 85% of that ship's crew, have been moved ashore to Guam where they are being isolated or quarantined. One sailor is currently being treated for coronavirus symptoms at the US Naval Hospital in Guam.The handing of the outbreak aboard the aircraft carrier which led to the firing of the ship's commanding officer, Capt. Brett Crozier and the resignation of the acting Navy Secretary, has been the subject of a Navy investigation.
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