Florida Mayor: 1 More Death Tied to Virus-Stricken Cruise

Florida Mayor: 1 More Death Tied to Virus-Stricken Cruise
People look out from the Coral Princess cruise ship as it is docked at PortMiami during the CCP virus outbreak, in Miami, Florida, on April 4, 2020. Lynne Sladky/AP
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MIAMI—Fourteen people from a cruise ship that docked in Florida over the weekend with CCP virus patients aboard were hospitalized and one of them later died, authorities said Sunday. Two fatalities had been reported previously aboard the Coral Princess.

The Princess Cruises ship, which docked Saturday in Miami, also began disembarking on Sunday fit passengers who were cleared for charter flights out. Passengers with symptoms of COVID-19 or recovering from it were being kept on the ship until medically cleared.