During the pandemic , a total of 11 coronavirus cases from the Celebrity Solstice cruise ship had been reported by New South Wales ' Ministry of Health by April 2 , 2020 .
On 2020.03.23 , Tasmania 's Department of Health reported a positive case who disembarked at Sydney on 2020.03.20.  On 2020.03.26 , a man from Perth in his 70s who was a passenger of Celebrity Solstice , died of the disease at Joondalup Health Campus.  New South Wales ' Ministry of Health had reported 11 cases from the ship by 2020.04.02 , and 17 cases from the ship as of 2020.04.09.
2020 coronavirus pandemic on cruise ships