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At least 840 Sailors on USS Roosevelt test positive for coronavirus

By Bob Fredericks

April 23, 2020 | 3:02pm
At least 840 Sailors assigned to the USS Theodore Roosevelt had tested positive for the coronavirus, and the number could climb as a “small number” results at still pending, the Navy announced Thursday

The Navy had tested the entire 5,000-member crew of the Nimitz class, nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, which made headlines when its former commander, Capt. Brett Crozier, was relieved of his duty for issuing a plea for help for his crew that quickly became public.

Thursday’s number rose from the 777 cases the Navy reported Wednesday when it said 99 percent of the crew had been tested

https://nypost.com/2020/04/23/at-least-840-sailors-on-uss-roosevelt-have-coronavirus-navy/

The Navy's prediction assumes CV19 has only a one-day latency period and that all its tests are 100% accurate. The latency period is usually 10-14 days but can be as long as 28-30 and, AFAIK, the tests for CV19 are only about 80-85% accurate. There could be a lot of false negatives.

"At least 840 Sailors assigned to the USS Theodore Roosevelt had tested positive for the coronavirus, and the number could climb as a “small number” results at still pending, the Navy announced Thursday."