Clemson athletics continues to be transparent with its COVID-19 testing and results. The stats are getting scarier by the week with nearly one-third of the football team’s student-athletes testing positive for the coronavirus.
The school released its weekly results Friday. Clemson Athletics is monitoring 19 active COVID-19 cases as of June 26, concluding a week in which 28 individuals who had previously tested positive have now completed a minimum 10-day isolation period.
Clemson has completed 430 tests far since June 1, with a total of 47 positive results. Nineteen new cases were identified since the previously announced update on June 19, 14 of whom are football student-athletes.
Forty-seven student-athletes have tested positive for the coronavirus to date, including 37 football players. Clemson has also had four staff members test positive for COVID-19.
The 37 members of the Tigers football team marks nearly one-third of the roster. Clemson has 120 players on its roster for the 2020 season.
Aggregate Results as of June 26
Total COVID tests (student-athletes + staff): 430
Individuals who have tested positive: 47
Individuals with active COVID cases: 19
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All Student-Athletes: 290 tests, 43 positive, 18 active
Staff Aggregate Results: 140 tests, 4 positive, 1 active