Ruby Princess passenger dies, taking national coronavirus death toll to 98

An 81-year-old woman who was a passenger on the ill-fated Ruby Princess cruise ship has died of coronavirus in NSW, taking the national toll to 98.

Source: AAP

An 81-year-old woman who travelled on the coronavirus-plagued Ruby Princess cruise ship has died in NSW, taking the state's toll to 47 and Australia's to 98.

The woman died on Tuesday, NSW chief health officer Dr Kerry Chant told reporters on Wednesday, having disembarked the Ruby Princess in Sydney on March 19.

It's the first COVID-19 death to be reported in Australia in a week, with the last death recorded on May 5.

Ruby Princess passengers with COVID-19 were allowed to disembark in Sydney in March, after an 11-day round trip to New Zealand. Source: AAP

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