Razorbacks' positivity rate under 3%, Yurachek tells trustees

FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas has had fewer than 100 athletes or athletics staff members test positive for covid-19, according to figures provided by UA athletics director Hunter Yurachek on Thursday.

Speaking to the UA Board of Trustees, Yurachek said the Razorbacks’ positivity rate “sits below 3%” in 3,063 total tests performed. Yurachek did not provide a specific number of positive tests, but a 3% positivity rate would be less than 92.

The UA began testing athletes June 1.

Yurachek told trustees that Little Rock-based Natural State Laboratories is providing covid-19 test results in around 24 hours. A second lab, Virginia-based PAE which has a third-party contract with the…