More than 70 COVID-19 cases on second U.S. Navy warship

The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 aboard the USS Kidd had risen to 78 as of Monday morning local time, nearly 25 percent of the ship's population, local media reported citing the U.S. Navy.

The Kidd is now in port in San Diego, where it is being cleaned and disinfected, and its crew is receiving medical care.

The navy destroyer is the second U.S. warship to be hit by an outbreak of the virus while at sea following the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier, with a reported crew of about 350.