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Six positive in latest round of Premier League COVID-19 tests!

The Premier League today, August 30 confirmed that between Monday, August 23 and Sunday, August 29, across two rounds of testing, 3.020 players and club staff were tested for COVID-19. Of these, there were six positive test.

In line with testing provisions in healthcare, the Premier League will use lateral flow tests this season, and anyone who tests positive will then take a PCR test to confirm the result.

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 on a weekly basis.

Previous test results

Round 1: August 2-8 – 3,118 tested, with nine testing positive.

Round 2: August 9-15 – 3,231 tested, with 11 testing positive.

Round 3: August 16-22 – 3,060 tested, with 16 testing positive.

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