The USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier is seen in Hong Kong, Aug. 12, 2011. (Xinhua/Chen Duo)
A "small number" of sailors aboard the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier tested positive for the novel coronavirus while underway in the Pacific region, the U.S. Navy announced on Friday.
"A small number of sailors on board the ship tested positive for COVID-19 while underway on Aug 27, 2020," Reann Mommsen, spokesperson for the U.S. 7th Fleet, said in a statement.
"There are currently no positive COVID sailors aboard USS Ronald Reagan," she said, adding that the sailors received "immediate medical treatment" and were taken off the ship.
None have been hospitalized, Mommsen said, noting that "an investigation is underway to determine the source of infection."
The aircraft carrier made a brief port visit in Guam from Aug. 22 to Aug. 26, according to a The Hill report.
A coronavirus outbreak aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier sidelined the ship for months earlier this year, leaving one killed and more than 1,000 sailors sickened.
