Nearly a quarter of the total marines deployed on the US Navy Destroyer USS Kidd have been found positive in corona virus infection investigations, two navy officers gave this information. "78 crew members of the Navy Destroyer USS Kidd are suffering from Covid-19 infection, representing about 25 percent of the ship's complement," he said.

Warship docked at a naval base in San Diego, California. A process to isolate the crew is being carried out and the ship will be disinfected and cleaned soon.

The US Navy Destroyer USS Kidd is the second US Navy ship to be forced to return to port after aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt due to Covid- 19. Prior to the outbreak of the Corona virus epidemic, Kidd was recently stationed in the eastern Pacific to carry out a counter narcotics mission.

Last week, a senior US Navy official told a major US media outlet that 26 warships of the US Navy had reported corona infection cases, of which 14 crew members were infected with the virus, who are now recovered.