8 test COVID-19 positive from six Championship clubs: EFL
Jun 18, 2020
Lancashire [UK], June 18 : English Football League (EFL) on Wednesday confirmed that eight individuals from six different Championship clubs have tested positive for coronavirus.
EFL said that 2,213 players and club staff from the 24 Championship clubs were tested.
"The EFL can confirm that 2,213 players and Club staff from the 24 Championship Clubs were tested over the course of the past week with eight individuals testing positive from six Clubs," EFL said in a statement.
"Those players or Club staff who have tested positive will now self-isolate in line with the guidelines provided by the EFL and only those who have tested negative will be permitted to enter training ground facilities," the statement added.
Moreover, four people have tested positive from two clubs after 254 players and club staff were tested from four League One clubs over the course of the past week.
Meanwhile, in League Two, there were zero positive results after 174 players and club staff from four clubs were tested over the course of the past week.
