Clemson announced Friday that 14 soccer players tested positive for the coronavirus in the past week, bringing the total number of cases on the team over the past month to 37, about a third of the list.
Including soccer players, Clemson’s athletics reported 19 total cases this week. Since testing began on June 1, Clemson has conducted 430 tests, with a total of 47 positive results.
Twenty-eight people who previously tested positive, including 23 soccer players, have completed a 10-day isolation period. The school said about half of those people had symptoms, although none of the positive tests led to hospitalizations until Friday.
Those who tested positive were notified and must be isolated for at least 10 days. Known close contacts have also been asked to be quarantined for at least 14 days and cannot participate in voluntary activities during that time.
The state of South Carolina has seen positive cases increase in recent weeks amid the coronavirus pandemic. On Friday, the state reported 1,273 new cases, the second highest number of confirmed cases reported in a single day in South Carolina.
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