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The Premier League on Tuesday confirmed that a total of 18 tests for COVID-19, out of 1479 players and club staff, returned positive between December 21 and 27. All the players or club staff, who have tested positive for coronavirus, will undergo a self-isolation period for 10 days.
The Premier League provided the information for the purposes of competition integrity and transparency.
The announcement by Premier League comes after the league match between Manchester City and Everton was postponed after reportedly five players and staff members tested positive for COVID-19. The list included first team players such as Kyle Walker and Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City.
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The 18 new positive reports for COVID-19 in Premier League is the highest since November 9-15 when as many as 16 tested positive for the virus. Premier League has been conducting tests for coronavirus regularly in a bid to safely conduct the English top-flight league.
It would be interesting to see what the Premier League decides in relation to the fate of the tournament considering the new strain has started to wreak havoc in parts of the United Kingdom.
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Previous test results in Premier League:
- Round 1: 31 Aug-6 Sep - 1,605 tested, with three testing positive.
- Round 2: 7-13 Sep - 2,131 tested, with four testing positive.
- Round 3: 14-20 Sep - 1,574 tested, with three testing positive.
- Round 4: 21-27 Sep - 1,595 tested, with 10 testing positive.
- Round 5: 28 Sep-4 Oct - 1,587 tested, with nine testing positive.
- Round 6: 5-11 Oct - 1,128 tested, with five testing positive.
- Round 7: 12-18 Oct - 1,575 tested, with eight testing positive.
- Round 8: 19-25 Oct - 1,609 tested, with two testing positive.
- Round 9: 26 Oct-1 Nov - 1,446 tested, with four testing positive.
- Round 10: 2-8 Nov - 1,646 tested, with four testing positive.
- Round 11: 9-15 Nov - 1,207 tested, with 16 testing positive.
- Round 12: 16-22 Nov - 1,530 tested, with eight testing positive.
- Round 13: 23-29 Nov - 1,381 tested, with 10 testing positive.
- Round 14: 30 Nov-6 Dec - 1,483 tested, with 14 testing positive.
- Round 15: 7-13 Dec - 1,549 tested, with 6 testing positive.
- Round 16: 14-20 Dec - 1,569 tested, with 7 testing positive.