Clemson Athletics releases new COVID-19 results

Clemson Athletics held its latest round of COVID-19 surveillance screening of student-athletes and staff on Monday and Tuesday, with a total of five positive results in 461 tests, a 1.1% positive rate. There were no positive results among fall-sport student-athletes, including football.

Since June 1, Clemson athletics student-athletes and staff have undergone 1,513 COVID-19 PCR tests, with 60 individuals testing positive (4.0% positive) and no hospitalizations.

Clemson has one positive result among football student-athletes since July 10. Clemson’s fall sport programs have begun weekly screening protocols, as outlined by the ACC and NCAA recommendations.

As the State of South Carolina and the…