Saturday morning, another update about Wisconsin football’s COVID-19 outbreak came from Wisconsin AD Barry Alvarez on ESPN College Gameday.
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Alvarez announced that the latest report this morning has 10 staff members and 12 players that have contracted COVID-19. Alvarez also stated that there are still additions in cases and that it is ‘something we have to get our arms around and control it.’ Later on in the interview, Alvarez also stated that a decision will be made regarding the November 7th game against Purdue on Tuesday of next week per ESPN’s Jen Lada.
Wisconsin has not yet canceled its Nov. 7 game against Purdue, but it’s not looking good. https://t.co/JX0XLxEowE
— Nicole Auerbach 😷 (@NicoleAuerbach) October 31, 2020
This makes a total of 22 positive cases of COVID-19 from Wisconsin football in the last week, and this is a significant jump from the 16 cases reported in the update from Wisconsin football on Thursday. The reported cases for COVID-19 on the team so far include quarterback Graham Mertz, backup quarterback Chase Wolf, and head coach Paul Chryst.
The chances of Wisconsin playing against Purdue are continuing to drop as cases of COVID-19 rise on this Wisconsin football team. Stay tuned to Badgerswire for updates on the developing situation.
Wisconsin AD Barry Alvarez shares that COVID-19 cases have risen to 22 within the program. pic.twitter.com/DeQ1SPPR6F
— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) October 31, 2020