USS Theodore Roosevelt marks 416 coronavirus cases in wake of captain's firing
The Navy said 416 crew members aboard the aircraft carrier tested positive for COVID-19, with more than 1,000 tests pending.
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Joseph Guzman
Story at a glance
*The ship is docked in Guam as crew members are being isolated and tested.
*One sailor who tested positive was admitted to an intensive care unit.
*The ship’s commanding officer was ousted after going outside his chain of command to send a memo pleading for help and describing the dire conditions on the ship.
The Navy says at least 416 crew members aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive for the coronavirus, while more than 1,000 crew members are awaiting test results.
“We’ve tested almost the whole crew now. We still have about 1,000 tests to report out. But 3,170 tested negative, 416 tested positive, 187 of those were symptomatic, 229 were asymptomatic. We still have 1,164 pending results,” Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. John Hyten told reporters at the Pentagon Thursday, according to CNN.
One sailor from the ship who tested positive for COVID-19 on March 30 was admitted to an intensive care unit in Guam Thursday after he was found unresponsive…
https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/492170-uss-theodore-roosevelt-marks-416-coronavirus