Cruise. that patient lives in hawaii. it s a resident who traveled on the grand princess, disembarked the vessel in mexico and returned home to the islands. this patient was on the same cruise as a placer county man who died. i want to show you c scanner.com showing you the precise location of the grand princess right now. it left on a 15 day cruise. test kits were flown out to the ship. hours ago, mike pence revealed the results. of 46 tests, 21 came back positive. almost all are crew members. just two are passengers. we have developed a plan which will be implemented this weekend to bring the ship into a non-commercial port.
He is hospitalized in critical condition, and one of the first doctors to treat him testing positive. there is also a developing scene in boston tonight. dozens taken from a hotel after several conference participants tested positive. and take a look at this map tonight. it puts this spread into perspective how quickly this is moving. one week ago last friday we reported confirmed nine cases in nine states. tonight there are at least 267 cases now in 24 states. nearly half the country. six states added since just yesterday. we are going to carefully move through this tonight. dr. jen ashton is here answering your questions. but we begin with matt gutman with news coming on the cruise ship. those tests coming back positive. at least 21 on that ship. reporter: tonight, nearly 24 hours after those choppers delivered those coronavirus test kits, the results revealing 21 aboard the grand princess cruise ship off the california coast have tested positive for the coronavirus.