Six New Coronavirus Cases On Japan Cruise Ship Takes Toll To 70

Passenger tests aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan confirmed at least 65 more cases of coronavirus on Monday, according to the vessel’s captain, as some passengers took to social media to warn against depression over their confinement.

The figure, announced to passengers after a statement by the cruise operator put the new infections at 66, takes the tally on board to 135, showing a rapid rise in the outbreak on the ship docked in the port of Yokohama.

Among the new cases are 45 Japanese and 11 Americans, the ship’s operator, Princess Cruises, said in the earlier statement.