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Navy reports first coronavirus death from Roosevelt crew

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WASHINGTON – A member of the crew of the coronavirus-infected USS Theodore Roosevelt warship died Monday of complications related to the disease, the Navy said.

The sailor, whose name and other identifying information were not publicly released pending notification of relatives, had tested positive for coronavirus on March 30 and was taken off the ship and placed in “isolation housing” along with four other sailors at the U.S.

Navy base on Guam. On April 9, he was found unresponsive during a medical check and was moved to a local hospital's intensive care unit.

The death Monday was the first among the crew of approximately 4,860, of which 585 had tested positive for coronavirus as of Sunday.

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