Stanford gives COVID-19 update

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports The Stanford Cardinal athletics department gave a COVID-19 update recently, pointing out just 11 positive tests including five student-athletes who have already recovered. Interestingly enough, it also pointed out that the football program has its own count, including 11 positive results.

It’s a bit confusing as to whether or not the football program’s 11 positive results were also the entire athletic department’s 11 positive results, or if they’re in their own count altogether, which would push the total positive results to 22.

Here’s the release, with the starting point of ‘as of July 24’:

“Stanford Athletics has conducted 706 total tests on student-athletes who…