Five More Canadians Test Positive for Coronavirus Aboard Cruise Ship

A boat navigates near the Diamond Princess cruise ship anchored off the Yokohama Port near Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2020. Japanese health officials are conducting extensive medical checks on all 3,700 passengers and crew of the cruise ship that returned to the country after one passenger tested positive for the new coronavirus. AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko

Five more Canadians on a cruise ship that has been quarantined off the coast of Japan have tested positive for the new coronavirus, bringing the total on board the vessel to seven.

The Canadians were among 41 positive tests for the virus identified in the latest round of tests conducted by the Japanese Ministry of Health, according to a statement from Princess Cruises, the operator of the Diamond Princess.