Aircraft Carriers

Navy officials are unable to make a definitive link between coronavirus cases on the Roosevelt and a port call in Vietnam.

The Navy has identified the deceased crew member as Aviation Ordnanceman Chief Petty Officer Charles Robert Thacker Jr.

"Think about that. There are people who have tested positive -- over 300 -- who are just moving around," the SecDef said.

Another sailor assigned to the carrier Roosevelt has been admitted to the intensive care unit over shortness of breath.

Four more sailors assigned to the carrier Theodore Roosevelt are now in the hospital, officials said.

Thousands of sailors who were scheduled to head back to the East Coast after deploying to the Middle East will remain at sea.

A sailor who was moved to an intensive care unit in Guam last week has died from the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.

About 230 Marines and sailors arrived in Guam this week to support members of the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt.

The sailor is a member of the crew of the carrier Theodore Roosevelt, which reported its first cases of COVID-19 on March 24.

Politico reported Tuesday that a sailor on board the carrier Nimitz (CVN 68) has tested positive for COVID-19.