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Eight Santos Laguna players test positive for coronavirus

Liga MX has announced that a total of eight players at Santos Laguna have been diagnosed with coronavirus.

The league confirmed the news on Wednesday evening as coronavirus cases across the country have risen.

Mexico has confirmed nearly 55,000 positive cases and 5,666 deaths so far with large disparities in those numbers based on region.

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None of the players that tested positive were named, although the league did confirm that each off the eight that were hit with positive tests are relatively healthy.

"LIGA MX reports the following as a result of the medical studies carried out by Club Santos this week: Eight players had positive Covid-19 results.