Virus cases soar to 416 on U.S. warship after captain fired
The U.S. Navy confirmed Thursday that 416 crew members onboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier docked in Guam, have now tested positive for the coronavirus. The number of confirmed cases jumped by 130 people in one day with more than 1,000 tests still pending.
On Wednesday, the Navy released a statement that said 93% of the crew had been tested for " to lead the ship if he thought an alarming memo he circulated wouldn't become public.
However, Modly submitted his resignation on Tuesday, one day after the recording of him disparaging the ousted captain became public.
Crozier's crew cheered him as he left the ship after being fired.
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