USS Theodore Roosevelt Sailor Dies From COVID-19

By Tactical Life

The U.S. Navy announced a sailor assigned to the embattled USS Theodore Roosevelt died today. Officials said the sailor was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the U.S. Naval Hospital Guam, but died from COVID-related complications.

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The sailor’s name will be withheld for 24 hours pending notification of the next of kin. Sadly, the death becomes the latest in a sad story that has befallen one of America’s most visible, enduring symbols of military might.

A Navy press release stated the sailor tested positive for COVID-19 on march 30. Officials removed the sailor from the ship, placing the person in an isolation house on Naval Base Guam. Four other USS Theodore Roosevelt sailors also went into isolation in that same house. There, the sailors received medical checks twice daily, according to the Navy.

During a medical check the morning of April 9, staff found the sailor unresponsive. Medical check staff alerted Naval Base Guam emergency responders. Fellow sailors and onsite medical team administered CPR. Officials then transferred the sailor from the house to the Intensive Care Unit.

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Source:: Tactical Life