A WKU athletics staff member who works with student-athletes tested positive for COVID-19, the university announced Tuesday.
The staff member, who was asymptomatic, was among six athletes and staff members who tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies, and were given a test for the active virus, a statement from spokesman Zach Greenwell said.
As a result, WKU will require student-athletes and staff members returning to campus to take an antibody test when they arrive. As of Tuesday, WKU has performed 293 antibody tests between 183 student-athletes and 110 athletics staff members. Every student-athlete arriving on campus between July 4 and the beginning of the fall semester is now required to complete a COVID-19 antibody test, the statement said.