Clemson athletics reports 24 new COVID-19 cases as fall sports seasons begin
Clemson athletics had its number of positive COVID-19 tests rise for the second consecutive week.
The Tigers had 24 new positive tests in the athletics department this week, the school announced on Friday. That number includes 19 student-athletes across nine sports.
The news comes the day after the Clemson’s men’s soccer team canceled an exhibition against Virginia due to positive tests and the day before the Tigers football team is slated to play Wake Forest.
Clemson had 18 positive tests last week, including 14 student-athletes.
Clemson is not releasing positive tests by sport at this time. The Tigers will release an “available” and “not available” list for Saturday’s game at Wake Forest. Players not available could be due to injuries, positive COVID-19 tests or contact tracing.
The Tigers traveled to Wake Forest on Friday afternoon after being tested for COVID-19 earlier Friday. Clemson had yet to receive the results of Friday’s tests at the time of its latest update. Any players who are on the trip who test positive will be sent home on Saturday when results are received.
This story was originally published September 11, 2020 at 6:07 PM.
