A coronavirus outbreak within the Rutgers football program that's resulted in 15 players testing positive has been tied to an on-campus party attended by several players, according to Keith Sargeant of NJ.com.
Sargeant reports the party was attended by athletes from multiple Rutgers sports programs.
Rutgers halted its football workouts and placed the entire program under quarantine on Saturday after the school announced 10 positive tests—six from players, and four from other members of the program.
Judith Persichilli, the New Jersey health commissioner, acknowledged “several circumstances where indoor and outdoor gatherings in our state have led to community clusters of COVID-19" during a news briefing Wednesday, and included Rutgers among other known parties that have caused COVID-19 outbreaks.