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13 Texas Longhorns football players tested or presumed positive for coronavirus

Austin American-Statesman

The Texas athletic department announced Thursday that 13 new football players have tested positive or are presumed positive for COVID-19, while 10 more are asymptomatic and in self-quarantine.

This is on top of the two positive cases that Texas reported last week, bring the number to 15 total Longhorns that have been diagnosed with the coronavirus.

In a statement from team physician Allen Hardin, Texas announced that the 13 who tested positive are now self-isolating. The other 10 were identified through contract tracing. Also, UT also said four more players have tested positive for the COVID-19 antibody.