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Diamond Princess Coronavirus Cases Top 600 on Last Day of Quarantine

Diamond Princess Coronavirus Cases Top 600 on Last Day of Quarantine
People walk to a taxi queue after leaving the cruise ship Diamond Princess, at the Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan on Feb. 19, 2020. Kim Kyung-hoon/Reuters
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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Japan’s Ministry of Health confirmed an additional 79 passengers and crew on the Diamond Princess have tested positive for the new coronavirus, bringing the total to 621 of about 3,000 people tested.

The ship was been held in quarantine since early February after an elderly man from Hong Kong was confirmed to have tested positive for COVID-19.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter who covers a range of topics, including politics, U.S., and health news. A father of two, Jack grew up in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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