100 more sailors from the USS Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive for coronavirus, making up 75% of the Navy's total cases worldwide

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• There are now 550 sailors from the USS Theodore Roosevelt that have tested positive for coronavirus, according to the US Navy.
• On Saturday, 100 new cases from the carrier were reported, accounting for 75% of the Navy's total coronavirus cases worldwide.
• Over 90% of sailors from the aircraft carrier have been tested so far and 3,696 have been moved ashore.
• The ship's captain was removed from service earlier this month after his letter begging the Navy to take swifter action leaked to the press.
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The number of sailors from the USS Theodore Roosevelt who have tested positive for coronavirus rose by 100 Saturday afternoon, CNN first reported. A total of 550 cases have now been linked to the ship.

The aircraft carrier, which is crewed by roughly 4,800 sailors, has been dealing with a coronavirus outbreak since three sailors tested positive on March 24. Over 3,000 of the sailors were taken ashore in Guam Friday and over 90% have been tested, according to the US Navy.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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