USNS Mercy has been deployed to Los Angeles to provide hospital relief from the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] The ship arrived and docked at the Port of Los Angeles cruise ship terminal on 27 March 2020.[5] Her mission is to treat patients other than those with COVID-19, freeing up land-based hospitals to deal with the virus,[6] similar to how USNS Comfort deployed in New York.[7] As of 15 April, Mercy had treated 48 patients, of whom 30 have been discharged.[8] As of 14 April seven crew members have tested positive for the virus and been removed from the ship for quarantine, along with 100 other sailors who had contact with them.[9][8]