According to a report from Sports Illustrated, 11 Florida Gators student-athletes have tested positive for COVID-19.
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11 Florida Gators student-athletes have tested positive for COVID-19, team sources have confirmed to Sports Illustrated – AllGators. One of those student-athletes tested positive through Florida’s Screen, Test, and Protect Program, initiated to kick off voluntary workouts.
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“Dating back to April, we’ve had a total of 11 student-athletes from several of our teams test positive. As we’ve said before, we will have positive tests and with guidance from UF Health, we feel we are well positioned to manage those cases.” – Florida Senior Associate Athletics Director Steve McClain
What felt like the inevitable has now become the reality. The University of Florida had managed to keep itself clear of a coronavirus outbreak for several weeks while student-athletes returned to campuses across the nation for voluntary workouts since May 26th.
As of June 9th, UF’s last update regarding student-athlete testing prior to the outbreak, 87 players had been tested with 80 negative results and seven pending at that time. Two student-athletes had tested positive outside of the return to campus program at that time, and are included in the 11 total positive cases.
