28 Student Athletes at Clemson U. Test Positive for Coronavirus

The good news here is that most of the cases were asymptomatic.

FOX News reports:

Clemson athletics sees 28 positive coronavirus cases, nearly all from football team: reportClemson athletics has been hit hard by the coronavirus with 28 student-athletes testing positive since returning to campus earlier this month, the university said Friday.Clemson athletic spokesman Jeff Kallin said that the majority of cases were asymptomatic and none required hospitalization.The school said that the students who tested positive were from football, men’s basketball, volleyball, men’s soccer and women’s soccer but according to a report from The Athletic, 23 of the 28 cases were from the football team.Athletes returned for on-campus training on June 8. Since then, 315 tests have been administered.Kallin added that any positive cases have been isolated for a period of at least 10 days. Close known contacts with those affected have been asked to self-quarantine for at least 14 days.Despite the spike in cases, the school does not plan to shut down voluntary summer workouts, according to The Athletic.

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