The man and woman, both Japanese and in their 80s, were taken off the cruise ship last week and died while hospitalized Thursday, officials said.
“I pray for their souls and offer condolences to their bereaved families,” health minister Katsunobu Kato said in the Diet. “The two were sent to medical facilities when they showed symptoms. I believe that they received the best possible treatment,” he said.
Japan has now seen three deaths from the virus.