There's been a coronavirus outbreak aboard a deployed US Navy aircraft carrier, and at least 8 sailors have it

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anthony J. Rivera

• The Navy reported three coronavirus cases on Tuesday aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, which is deployed in the Pacific.
• These cases were the first aboard a deployed US warship, acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly said at the Pentagon.
• The number of infected sailors jumped to eight on Wednesday, as five more sailors tested positive, a Navy official told Insider.
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A rising number of sailors serving aboard the US Navy aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt have the coronavirus.

Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly said Tuesday that "three cases of COVID-19 have been identified among personnel currently deployed and underway on the USS Theodore Roosevelt," adding that "these are our first three cases of COVID-19 on a ship that is deployed."

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