Eight Nebraska residents who were passengers on the Grand Princess cruise ship returned back home Monday, according to a news release from the state’s department of health.
More than 3,500 passengers and crew members on the liner were held off the coast of San Francisco for days after 21 people — two passengers and 19 crew members — tested positive for the illness.
The Nebraska residents disembarked the ship early last week and have been quarantined at a military facility in California before being flown back to Nebraska.
A total of 12 residents from Nebraska were on the ship. The remaining four are expected to return home in the next few days, the release stated.
The individuals will be required to self-quarantine for 14 days.
Hear from passengers on the Grand Princess cruise ship:
