MIAMI (BLOOMBERG) - Carnival's Princess Cruises diverted a ship bound for Ensenada, Mexico, after a passenger who had recently traveled on the vessel died of coronavirus, becoming California's first such fatality.

The ship was being held off the coast of California to give state officials time to test passengers and crew for the virus, Governor Gavin Newsom said at a press conference. The Grand Princess had been scheduled to dock in San Francisco Wednesday (March 4) night.