First US Sailor Aboard a Warship Tests Positive: Coronavirus Updates From March 15

An exterior view of public school P.S. 175 Henry H Garnet in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan as the coronavirus continues to spread across the United States in New York City on March 14, 2020. Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images

The novel coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China, and the disease it causes, COVID-19, has spread to more than 100 countries and territories around the world, killing thousands.

Below are March 15 updates. Click here for March 16 updates.

First US Sailor Aboard a Warship Tests Positive

A U.S. sailor aboard a warship ship tested positive for the coronavirus for the first time, the U.S. Navy said on Sunday, as it disclosed the case of a sailor assigned to an amphibious assault ship.