South Carolina announced 1,081 people tested positive for the coronavirus, a state high for a day, Friday. Clemson University revealed 28 of its 315 COVID testes were positive, including 23 football players, two members of the football staff, and three student-athletes from other sports.
The numbers for this week:
This comes a week after 128 Clemson Football, Men’s and Women’s Basketball student-athletes began taking part in the first in-person element of their return plans. Of 104 football players tested last week, two tested positive. One basketball player tested positive, too.
When a student-athlete is diagnosed with COVID-19, DHEC will be notified according to their guidelines as means to trace known contacts. Specific individuals will not be identified, in accordance with HIPAA laws. CUAD Sports Medicine will isolate the positive case and possible contacts. Individuals with symptoms and known exposure to a positive COVID-19 patient should self-quarantine or isolate and be further medically evaluated as soon as possible.
Clemson is among the colleges nationally that are opting to release news of positive COVID tests to the public.
Texas had 13 football players test positive on Thursday. Houston football suspended voluntary workouts after it failed to test players upon returning to campus and ended up with six positive tests. SMU announced five positive tests for athletes this week. There also have been reports of positive tests at Kansas State, Alabama and Michigan.
The Los Angeles Times reported Friday that UCLA players are seeking a “third-party health official” to ensure COVID-19 protocols are followed.
