A San Francisco-based cruise ship "Grand Princess" carrying more than 3,000 people is being held off the California coast as officials begin testing passengers for coronavirus after learning that two former passengers of the ship tested positive for COVID-19.
The two former passengers were on the ship between Feb. 11 and Feb. 21 for a cruise to Mexico. When the ship returned to the Port of San Francisco, they — along with nearly all of the 2,500 passengers — disembarked and headed home. The two former passengers were later diagnosed with COVID-19. One, a Placer County resident, died Wednesday.
By the time officials realized both patients were former passengers of the Grand Princess — and may have acquired the virus while on board, the ship was already out to sea — for a 15-day trip to Hawaii. That cruise was scheduled to end in San Francisco on Saturday but officials cut it short and ordered the ship held off the California coast as they assess the situation.
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