Zero Players Return Positive COVID-19 Test in Latest Sample

Zero of the 23,260 COVID-19 tests given to players between Aug. 12-20 yielded a positive result.

NFL players did not register a single positive COVID-19 test in the latest batch of testing from Aug. 12-20, according to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero. 

A total of 58,397 tests were administered to team personnel in the eight-day span, including 23,260 to players, per Pelissero. Those tests yielded six positive tests, but none among the league's players.

Dr. Allen Sills, the NFL’s chief medical officer, says from Aug. 12-20 there were 58,397 tests administered, including 23,260 to players – six confirmed positive tests, zero among players.

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) August 24, 2020

Monday's testing report continues the NFL's positive trend as it looks to avoid the spread coronavirus and play the 2020 season on time. 170 players testing positive during intake testing before training camp — good for a positivity rate of 1.7%. That mark dipped to 0.81% on Aug. 11. 

Context on why these numbers below are so positive from the period before https://t.co/J45jjiToIM pic.twitter.com/Ko9rxXK3lw

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 24, 2020

Training camps are continuing across the NFL throughout August, though there will be no preseason games in 2020. The Chiefs are slated to host the Texans on Opening Night, on Sept. 10 at 8:20 p.m. ET.