Premier League reports 90 positive Covid-19 results in past week | Football News

Ninety Premier League players and staff tested positive for Covid-19 in the past week.

A record 12,345 tests were administered after the league increased testing of players and club staff to daily lateral flow and twice-weekly PCR tests, having previously carried out lateral flow testing twice a week.

Between December 13 and December 16 there were 49 new positive tests, while a further 41 were recorded across testing held between December 17 and 19.

Last week, 42 Premier League players and staff tested positive for Covid-19 – previously the most recorded in the league over a seven-day period.

On Monday, Premier League clubs decided to fulfil festive fixtures rather than impose a circuit breaker despite disruption to the schedule over the last week.

Six of this weekend’s 10 Premier League matches were postponed due to Covid-19 outbreaks at a number of clubs.

The FA also took the “exceptional decision” to scrap replays in the FA Cup third and fourth rounds “to alleviate possibility of fixture congestion” amid the ongoing uncertainty caused by the virus.

The Premier League also confirmed 77 per cent of players have received two doses of Covid-19 vaccination, while 16 per cent are yet to have their first jab.

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