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Report: 72 Players Test Positive For COVID-19 After Latest Round of Testing

72 players tested positive for COVID-19 after league-wide testing, according to the NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.

Roughly 2,800 players were tested, per Pelissero. The 72 positive samples equate to a 2.5% positive test rate.

The NFL is the latest league to do a survey of COVID-19 tests on every team. MLB received 66 positive tests in its latest round of testing on July 10, with 1.8% of samples returning positive. A player or staff member tested positive on 27 of 30 MLB teams.

The NFL's 2020 calendar has not been altered by the COVID-19 crisis.