Naval Destroyer USS Kidd Reports Rise in Virus Cases to 33

The guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd in the Pacific Ocean in a photo made available by the U.S. Navy on May 18, 2011. Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Carla Ocampo/U.S. Navy via AP

The Navy reports that the number of sailors aboard the USS Kidd confirmed to be infected with the CCP virus has nearly doubled, rising from 18 on Friday to 33.

The destroyer with its crew of 350 are off the Pacific coast of South America. Its current mission is related to U.S. counter-drug activities.