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For Michigan State Football fans excited for the return of the Big Ten football season on October 23rd, you might want to keep an eye on this story. On Friday, Michigan State’s Athletic Department released their latest testing results, and the results were… not great.
Out of 376 student-athletes that were tested, 45 tested positive for COVID-19. That’s a positivity rate of 11.9%, which is a little concerning. If Michigan State wants to ensure the sports seasons launch as expected, they will need to get control over these numbers.
This isn’t exactly surprising, considering there was a large outbreak on campus over the last few weeks. The outbreak also led to Tom Izzo giving the local college population a piece of his mind, calling their handling of the pandemic and social distancing ‘disappointing.’
MSU Athletics announces that 45 of 376 student-athletes tested for COVID-19 last week tested positive. That’s about a 12% positivity rate, which is not surprising given the outbreaks around campus. pic.twitter.com/7I9bu9g3sU
— Graham Couch (@Graham_Couch) September 18, 2020