There has been 14 positive coronavirus tests confirmed among players and staff in the Premier League’s latest round of testing.
The figure increased by four from last week’s results which was 10. About 1,483 players and club staff were tested for COVID-19 this week.
Any of the players or club staff who have tested positive will need to self-isolate for a period of 10 days as the regular rule.
The training ground of Newcastle United remains closed following the outbreak of coronavirus within the first-team squad last week.
Saturday’s home match against West Brom will be in serious doubt unless a significant number can get back to the training ground and prepare as a group this week.
The inability of the Newcastle team to train as a group ahead of last Friday’s planned trip to Aston Villa was one of the key reasons as to why that match was postponed.
It was the first Premier League match to be postponed as a result of coronavirus since Project Restart.
Previous Premier League test results
- Round 1: 31 Aug-6 Sep – 1,605 tested, with three testing positive.
- Round 2: 7-13 Sep – 2,131 tested, with four testing positive.
- Round 3: 14-20 Sep – 1,574 tested, with three testing positive.
- Round 4: 21-27 Sep – 1,595 tested, with 10 testing positive.
- Round 5: 28 Sep-4 Oct – 1,587 tested, with nine testing positive.
- Round 6: 5-11 Oct – 1,128 tested, with five testing positive.
- Round 7: 12-18 Oct – 1,575 tested, with eight testing positive.
- Round 8: 19-25 Oct – 1,609 tested, with two testing positive.
- Round 9: 26 Oct-1 Nov – 1,446 tested, with four testing positive.
- Round 10: 2-8 Nov – 1,646 tested, with four testing positive.
- Round 11: 9-15 Nov – 1,207 tested, with 16 testing positive.
- Round 12: 16-22 Nov – 1,530 tested, with eight testing positive.
- Round 13: 23-29 Nov – 1,381 tested, with 10 testing positive.
