It is unclear when the crew member became infected with the virus. Kayla Mamelak reports. NEW YORK - A crew member aboard the USNS Comfort, the Navy hospital ship docked at Pier 90 on Manhattan's West Side, has tested positive for coronavirus, a US Navy representative confirmed to FOX 5 News.
It was not clear when the crew member came down with the virus. All personnel on board the ship were screened for coronavirus before it arrived in New York harbor last week.
The crew member may have been asymptomatic at the time of the screening, according to officials aboard the ship. The crew member had no contact with patients and other crew members who had contact with them.