Premier League reports third successive weekly fall in COVID-19 cases : #RashtraNews
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The Premier League said on Monday it had reported 33 new infections of COVID-19 in the previous week, continuing a trend of falling positive cases for a third week.
The league recorded 72 and 94 cases in the last two reports, while there were 103 positives — a weekly record, between Dec. 20 and Dec. 26.
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A total of 21 fixtures have been postponed since last month due to COVID-19 outbreaks at various clubs.
“The Premier League can today confirm that between Monday Jan. 10 and Sunday Jan. 16, 13,625 COVID-19 tests were administered on players and club staff. Of these, there were 33 new positive cases,” it said in a statement.
Arsenal’s tie against Tottenham Hotspur and Burnley’s home game against Leicester City were postponed in the last week.
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