Japan Confirms 78 More Coronavirus Cases, Including Dozens on Cruise Ship

Passengers on balconies on the Diamond Princess cruise ship, at the Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama port, Japan, on Feb. 14, 2020. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images

Japanese Health Minister Katsunobu Kato told reporters on Saturday that some 78 patients tested positive for the new coronavirus, including 67 from the Diamond Princess cruise ship that’s docked in Yokohama.

The new cases on the ship bring the total among passengers to 285.