Washington (CNN) Nearly 50 sailors from the USS Kidd have tested positive for coronavirus, according to the US Navy.

The navy destroyer is the second US warship to be hit by an outbreak of the virus while at sea following the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier.

At least 47 sailors from the Kidd came back positive with 45% of the crew having been tested, the Navy said in a statement Monday. That's a rapid increase from Friday when CNN reported at least 18 sailors had the virus. There are typically 330 sailors on board.

Fifteen Sailors have been evacuated to the USS Makin Island for monitoring due to persistent symptoms.

The Navy had previously flown two sailors from the ship to the United States for medical treatment and had dispatched the Makin Island, an amphibious assault ship equipped with a fleet surgical team, intensive care unit capacity and ventilators to rendezvous with the USS Kidd to provide medical support if needed.

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