The Florida Gators released new reported numbers on COVID-19 testing among athletes and football players on Tuesday — and while the numbers overall are troublingly high, the numbers for football show current low levels of infection.
Per a release shared widely with media members, Florida has administered 1,564 tests to athletes since they began returning to campus on May 26, and gotten 103 positive results — but the numbers for September have 528 tests performed and 68 total positives. For football players, the totals are 692 tests performed and 29 positives since May 26, and 230 tests with just seven positive results in September.