BEVERLY HILLS, December 29, (THEWILL) – There have been a record 18 new positive coronavirus cases in the English Premier League after the latest batch of testing from a sample test population of 1,479 players and club staff.
That represents the highest number of positive results of the outbreak in the EPL season so far. The previous highest figure was 16, which was recorded in November.
In an official statement making this public, the management of the EPL said:
“The Premier League can today confirm that between Monday 21 December and Sunday 27 December, 1,479 players and Club staff were tested for COVID-19. Of these, there were 18 new positive tests.
“Players or Club staff who have tested positive will self-isolate for a period of 10 days. The Premier League is providing this aggregated information for the purposes of competition integrity and transparency.
“No specific details as to Clubs or individuals will be provided by the League and results will be made public after each round of testing.”
This comes after the Monday Premier League tie between Manchester City and Everton was called off, as reported by THEWILL, due to fresh coronavirus positive test results amongst City players and staff members after the pair of Kyle Walker and Gabriel Jesus were already self -isolating for previously testing positive.
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