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BREAKING: U.S. sailor about coronavirus infected USS Roosevelt dies of complications

The sailor was in Navy hospital in Guam

Published: April 13, 2020 9:27am

Updated: April 13, 2020 10:42am

A U.S. Navy sailor aboard the coronavirus-infected USS Theodore Roosevelt has reportedly died after becoming infected, becoming the first active-duty service member to die from Covid-19.

The sailor was admitted to an intensive care unit at a Navy hospital in Guam, Navy officials said.  

The sailor was reportedly admitted to the ICU on April 9. The Navy is withholding the sailor's name until notifying next-of-kin.

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