Coronavirus Emergency Declared br in California Over Cruise br Ship Passenger's Death Public health officials say the elderly man tested positive br after returning from a cruise to Mexico on February 21. Officials believe he may have contracted br the virus on the Grand Princess cruise ship, br which left San Francisco on February 10. Placer County health officer Dr. Aimee Sisson says the br patient began showing symptoms while on the ship. The unnamed patient was taken to br the hospital on Thursday last week. On Tuesday, he tested positive for br COVID-19 and died a day later. Between leaving the cruise and then going to the hospital, br officials believe his community exposure was limited. Governor Gavin Newson says the state has begun br gathering contact information of other people on the cruise. He adds that the emergency declaration is about br "resourcefulness" and to help the state contain the virus.