On Wednesday, the University of Florida Athletic Association released updated data regarding testing results for COVID-19. The results are up-to-date as of Monday, Sept. 7.
In total, 1,227 UF student-athletes have been tested since they returned to campus on May 26. Of those, 42 have returned positive tests during that time frame, just a 3.4 percent positive test rate. So far during the month of September, that rate hasn’t changed much. There have been 191 tests administered this month with seven positive results, a 3.7 percent positive rate.
Within the football program specifically, the positivity rate is slightly higher than the total athletic department rate. In total, 523 tests have been given since the end of May with 22 positive results (a rate of 4.2 percent).
However, the month of September gives signs for optimism, as the positive test rate for the football program has not only dropped far below its total over the last four months but also far below the general positivity rate within the athletic department.
There have been a total of 101 tests administered this month, and only one has turned back positive.
It’s unclear if this precipitous drop will be sustainable once the season potentially starts, as programs around the country have seen much more serious outbreaks within their rosters. But for now, it appears as if the steps taken by the UF football program, at least recently, are mostly working.
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