Battleship added-At least 40 US Navy ships have coronavirus cases - 26 are still affected - with 3,578 testing and two dead-840 on Roosevelt

[Treyfish]

Sailor aboard 4th U.S. aircraft carrier tests positive for coronavirus

04/07/2020 04:46 PM EDT
The positive test makes the Nimitz the Navy's fourth aircraft carrier so far to report a positive case among crew members.
By NATASHA BERTRAND and LARA SELIGMAN


A sailor assigned to the USS Nimitz, a Bremerton, Wash.-based aircraft carrier, tested positive for Covid-19 last week after experiencing symptoms while on board the ship, according to three defense officials familiar with the matter.

The positive test makes the Nimitz the Navy's fourth aircraft carrier so far to report a positive case among crew members.
The individual was put into isolation and removed from the ship. Contact tracing — or monitoring those who came into contact with the infected sailor — was done in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, the officials said.
Another crew member has also tested positive...

...The USS Theodore Roosevelt is battling the spread of the virus on board, with more than 150 positive Covid-19 cases so far.
...Two other carriers — the USS Ronald Reagan undergoing maintenance in Japan, and the USS Carl Vinson undergoing maintenance in Puget Sound — have also reported positive cases... https://www.politico.com/news/2020/0...-nimitz-173210

 

[Emily]

The Nimitz was just getting ready to leave drydock after an overhaul, I believe. I think the sailor would have been living in the community when he got sick. The Nimitz is going to be used as a quarantine vessel for now. https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum/...emic-continues

ETA: I didn't read quarantine article. The Nimitz was already populated and doing training. The quarantine reference was in regards to the ship itself being quarantined, NOT in regards to taking in sailors from other vessels.

 

[Emily]

(Note I corrected my post above.)

Fog of war alert!

https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/new...board-uss-nimitz-aircraft-carrier/2974659001/

Pentagon, Navy in conflict over coronavirus cases on board USS Nimitz


Josh Farley, Kitsap Sun Published 9:11 a.m. PT April 9, 2020 | Updated 10:01 a.m. PT April 9, 2020
BREMERTON — The Navy has disputed claims there are sailors sickened with COVID-19 aboard the USS Nimitz, as the aircraft carrier continues preparations in Bremerton for deployment in the Pacific.

But Gen. John Hyten, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Thursday, that the Nimitz does have cases.

"There's been a very small number of breakouts on the Nimitz, and we're watching that very closely before the Nimitz goes out," he said. "But it's not a huge breakout, it's not a big spike at this point."
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[Treyfish]

At least 40 US Navy ships have had coronavirus cases on board and 26 are still affected - with 3,578 service members testing positive and two dead

• An official said the 26 ships with current cases are in being held in ports or yards
• Vessels with cases have not been named; there are no cases on 90 ships at sea
• It comes weeks after the captain of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt was fired for pressing the Navy to take greater action to safeguard his crew
• President Donald Trump said Wednesday he had instructed the U.S. Navy to fire on any Iranian ships that harass it at sea
• The United States should focus on saving its military from the coronavirus, an Iranian armed forces spokesman said after Trump's comments

At least 40 US Navy ships have had coronavirus cases on board, with 26 still affected, according to new reports.

The number of service members to test positive stands at 3,578 as of Wednesday with two deaths.

A Navy official told CNN the 26 ships with current cases are in being held in ports or yards but did not name the vessels in question. There are said to be no reported cases on 90 ships at sea; there are 297 active duty warships.

The startling figures come just weeks after the captain of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt was fired for pressing the Navy to take greater action to safeguard his crew from the virus. ....:tiphat:https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-affected.html

 

[Treyfish]

At least 840 Sailors on USS Roosevelt test positive for coronavirus


By Bob Fredericks

April 23, 2020 | 3:02pm
At least 840 Sailors assigned to the USS Theodore Roosevelt had tested positive for the coronavirus, and the number could climb as a “small number” results at still pending, the Navy announced Thursday

The Navy had tested the entire 5,000-member crew of the Nimitz class, nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, which made headlines when its former commander, Capt. Brett Crozier, was relieved of his duty for issuing a plea for help for his crew that quickly became public.

Thursday’s number rose from the 777 cases the Navy reported Wednesday when it said 99 percent of the crew had been tested, The Hill reported....:tiphat:https://nypost.com/2020/04/23/at-lea...onavirus-navy/

 

[Treyfish]

Second US Navy warship hit by major coronavirus outbreak
APRIL 24, 2020
(CNN) — A US Navy destroyer performing a counter narcotics mission has been hit by an outbreak of at least 18 coronavirus cases, a US Navy official tells CNN.

The USS Kidd is the second ship to be impacted by a major outbreak of the virus while at sea following the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt.

The Pentagon later confirmed that there has been an outbreak on the ship, with more than one sailor testing positive out of a crew of around 330. The ship is assigned to the recently enhanced counter narcotics mission in the Caribbean/Eastern Pacific aimed at countering illicit drug trafficking.

The first sailor that tested positive was medevac’d off the ship when he displayed symptoms, according to Pentagon spokesperson Jonathan Hoffman, and tested positive at a medical treatment facility in San Antonio.

“The Sailor is stable and receiving care at a medical treatment facility in San Antonio, Texas,” the Navy said in a statement Friday....:tiphat:https://whdh.com/news/second-us-navy...irus-outbreak/

 

[Treyfish]

Warship in USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group has coronavirus outbreak

By Lucas Tomlinson | Fox News

Another warship at sea in the USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group has coronavirus cases on board, a Pentagon spokesman announced Friday.

There are at least 18 positive cases on board the guided-missile destroyer, Navy officials tell Fox News.

USS Kidd, a guided-missile destroyer, is currently in the eastern Pacific near South America. One American sailor has been medevaced off the ship. There are "other positive cases" on board, chief Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman told reporters at a press conference.

A medical team has been flown out to ship, Hoffman added....:tiphat:https://www.foxnews.com/world/warshi...virus-outbreak