A sailor who tested positive for the coronavirus aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt has died

• A US Navy sailor assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt has died of coronavirus-related complications, the Navy announced Monday morning.
• The sailor tested positive on March 30, was hospitalized on April 9, and died on Monday.
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A US Navy sailor assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt died Monday from novel coronavirus-related complications, the Navy announced in a statement.

The sailor, who tested positive for the coronavirus on Monday, March 30, was taken to the US Naval Hospital Guam on April 9 and placed in an intensive care unit.

Immediately prior to hospitalization, the sailor had been found unresponsive in isolation during the daily medical check, and CPR was administered by fellow sailors and medical personnel.

The Navy announced the first three coronavirus cases aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt on March 24. The outbreak sidelines the port in Guam, where nearly 4,000 sailors have since been evacuated.

As of Sunday, the number of sailors who have tested positive for the coronavirus aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt was 585.

Reportedly among the positive cases is the carrier's former commanding officer Capt. Brett Crozier, who was relieved of command after a letter he wrote raising alarms about a coronavirus outbreak onboard leaked to the media.

The same day the deceased sailor tested positive, Crozier sent out a letter warning that "the spread of the disease is ongoing and accelerating." In his plea, he called on the Navy to take decisive action and evacuate the overwhelming majority of the crew. "Sailors do not need to die," he wrote, adding that if nothing is done, "there will be losses."

The name of the sailor who died is being withheld pending notification of next-of-kin.

Monday's death marks the second coronavirus-related death of a US service member. A New Jersey National Guard soldier who had been hospitalized since March 21 died on March 30.

"Today is a sad day for the Department of Defense as we have lost our first American service member," Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said at the time. "This is a stinging loss for our military community, and our condolences go out to his family, friends, civilian co-workers and the entire National Guard community."

This is a developing story and more information will be provided as it becomes available.

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