NAGASAKI: An additional 43 crew members on an Italian cruise ship docked in the city of Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, have tested positive for the new coronavirus, the Nagasaki prefectural government said Friday.

The total number of infections on the Costa Atlantica cruise ship now rose to 91.

The prefectural government collected test samples from 208 crew members Thursday, of whom 43 were confirmed infected.

None of the 43 are in serious condition, according to the prefectural government.

The prefecture plans to collect samples from the remaining crew members within Friday.

A Nagasaki official said the total number "will exceed 100 eventually."

The cruise ship had 623 crew members including a Japanese interpreter on board, with no passengers.

As of Thursday, 48 crew members had been confirmed infected. One of them showed serious symptoms and has been transferred to a medical institution designated to deal with infectious diseases in the city of Nagasaki.

JIJI Press