Hantavirus cases from cruise ship outbreak rise to 11 after another passenger tests positive

The World Health Organization says it has confirmed 11 cases, including three people from the cruise who died

CANARY ISLANDS, Spain — A Spanish passenger evacuated from the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive for the virus, Spain’s health ministry announced Tuesday as the World Health Organization said it has now confirmed 11 cases, including three people from the cruise who died.

The passenger with the new confirmed case of hantavirus was in quarantine in a military hospital in Madrid, where 13 other Spanish nationals evacuated Sunday — who all tested negative

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