A cluster of 11 individuals involved with the App State football program have active COVID-19 cases, the university and AppHealthCare announced. Seven of the individuals are students and the other four are staff members.
After consultation with AppHealthCare and Chancellor Sheri Everts, Director of Athletics Doug Gillin suspended practice until “further consultation warrants a change in status.”
AppHealthCare has instructed the individuals to recover in isolation and public health staff have identified close contacts. Close contacts are defined as people who have been within six feet of an infected person for longer than 15 minutes. Close contacts have been instructed to quarantine and are being provided access to testing.