At Clemson University, 23 football players test positive for COVID-19

Last updated: July 22, 2020

As summer training has begun in college football, many players have shown up for voluntary workouts. Now, 23 football players from Clemson University in South Carolina have tested positive for COVID-19.

The school released a statement Friday saying 28 out of 315 athletes tested positive. Reportedly, 23 of those were football players.

Clemson has had 28 student-athletes/staff test positive for the coronavirus. I’m told 23 of those are football players https://t.co/fxfrvuQQbc

— Matt Connolly (@MattatTheState) June 19, 2020

“Thus far in the month of June, Clemson athletics student-athletes have completed 315 tests for COVID-19 with a total of 28 positive results.

“Clemson has notified and isolated each of those individuals who tested positive for a period of at least 10 days. Close known contacts have also been asked to self-quarantine for at least 14 days. Most of the total cases have been asymptomatic, and none have required hospitalization. As community transmission continues in throughout the area, it is advised that individuals monitor for symptoms.

“As the State of South Carolina and the Upstate continue to experience community transmission of COVID-19, individuals are advised to continue to practice non-pharmaceutical interventions, including face coverings and social distancing.”

As athletes have been returning to campus, the number of COVID-19 cases among athletes has risen. In Mississippi both Ole Miss and Mississippi State have reported players testing positive for the virus.