Since arriving at the MLS is Back tournament in Orlando on June 27, 11 FC Dallas players and staff tested positive for COVID-19. By the end of the week, 14 players -- including one from the Columbus Crew -- and two non-players had tested positive.
Even as more teams arrive by the day, several clubs (like Toronto FC and Colorado Rapids) have pushed their arrival dates back, and all of this has come against a backdrop of skyrocketing cases in Central Florida. According to the Florida Department of Health on Saturday, the number of new cases for Florida residents in Orange County -- where the Swan and Dolphin Resort is located, and where the MLS delegation is staying -- was 1,166 and the percentage of positive tests remains in double digits, with Saturday's mark at 15.