67 more coronavirus cases on cruise ship: Japan minister

A total of 285 people have been infected in the cruise Diamond Princess which is anchored off the coast near the city of Yokohama.

Another 67 people on board a cruise ship quarantined off Japan’s coast have tested positive for the new coronavirus, the country’s health minister said on Saturday.

The cruise ship Diamond Princess, where dozens of passengers were tested positive for coronavirus, is seen through steel fence at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan. (REUTERS)

The new cases, from 217 tests, bring the number of people diagnosed on the Diamond Princess to 285, excluding a quarantine officer who also contracted the illness.