The Navy says a sailor who was hospitalized in intensive care on Guam last week has died of coronavirus-related complications.
The sailor had tested positive for the virus on March 30 and was taken off the USS Theodore Roosevelt and placed in an isolation house on the island's U.S. Navy base, along with four other sailors.
The sailor was found unresponsive on April 9 and moved to ICU at a local hospital.
He died Monday.
The Roosevelt has been in a coronavirus crisis that prompted the acting Navy secretary to fire the ship's captain on April 2.
Meanwhile, some people in Guam are nervous as hundreds of sailors from the Navy aircraft carrier isolate in hotels.
Officials insist they have enforced strict safety measures.
More than 400 crew members of the USS Theodore Roosevelt are infected, and nearly 2,000 are in quarantine in hotels.
An outbreak aboard the ship has thrust the Navy into a leadership crisis.
Its commander urged faster action in a letter.
The acting Navy secretary fired and criticized the commander, then resigned after facing blowback.
Some say putting the sailors in hotels puts people's health at risk.
Guam's governor says the island needs to be humane.
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