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The Premier League is now testing players and club staff twice per week and can today, January 5 confirm that between Monday, December 28 and Thursday, December 31, 1,311 players and club staff were tested for COVID-19. Of these, there were 28 new positive tests.
Between Friday, January 1 and Sunday, January 3, 984 players and club staff were tested for COVID-19 and of these, there were 12 new positives.
During this time period, three fixtures were postponed following an increased number of positive tests at two clubs. These matches will be rearranged as soon as possible.
With low numbers of positive tests across the overwhelming majority of clubs, the League continues to have confidence in its COVID-19 protocols, fully backed by the Government, to enable fixtures to be played as scheduled.
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.
Previous test results
Round 1: August 31 – September 6 – 1,605 tested, with three testing positive.
Round 2: September 7-13 – 2,131 tested, with four testing positive.
Round 3: September 14-20 – 1,574 tested, with three testing positive.
Round 4: September 21-27 – 1,595 tested, with 10 testing positive.
Round 5: September 28 – October 4 – 1,587 tested, with nine testing positive.
Round 6: October 5-11 – 1,128 tested, with five testing positive.
Round 7: October 12-18 – 1,575 tested, with eight testing positive.
Round 8: October 19-25 – 1,609 tested, with two testing positive.
Round 9: October 26 – November 1 – 1,446 tested, with four testing positive.
Round 10: November 2 – 7 – 1,646 tested, with four testing positive.
Round 11: November 8 – 14 – 1,207 tested, with 16 testing positive.
Round 12: November 15 – 21 – 1,530 tested, with eight testing positive.
Round 13: November 22 – 28 – 1,381 tested, with 10 testing positive.
Round 14: November 29 – December 6 – 1,483 tested, with 14 testing positive.
Round 15: December 7-13 – 1.549 tested, with 6 testing positive.
Round 16: December 14-20 – 1.569 tested, with 7 testing positive.
Round 17: December 11-27 – 1.479 tested, with 18 testing positive.
