13 USS Theodore Roosevelt sailors test positive for COVID-19 after recovering

Thirteen soldiers aboard the coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt were tested positive for COVID-19 for a second time after recovering from the disease and returning to the ship, local media reported citing a defense official.

Some of the sailors who returned to the ship showed expanded symptoms, including body aches and headaches, according to one official. "These protocols resulted in a small number of close contacts who were also removed from the ship, quarantined and tested," said Navy spokesperson Cmdr. Myers Vasquez.

It is not clear how many people have been infected, the report said. When the navy stopped issuing updates at the end of April, 1,102 of its sailors were confirmed infected with COVID-19.

The U.S. reported a total of 1,435,098 cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, 22,977 more from its previous count, and the death toll had risen by 1,325 to 87,315, according to the country's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).