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The U.S. military in Japan on Friday reported 81 newly infected individuals from the past week. U.S. Forces Korea added another 12 individuals on Thursday.
U.S. Forces Korea responsible for roughly 28,500 American troops in the peninsula announced that 22 service members tested positive for COVID-19 between July 13 and Aug. 8. About half of those troops were recently flown into the country.
Of the 301 sailors aboard the South Korean destroyer Munmu the Great, 271 had tested positive for the coronavirus since July. The destroyer was initially patrolling the Gulf of Aden off East Africa to disrupt pirates before being recalled from service.