Zero coronavirus cases in final round of Premier League testing

The league has carried out a regular testing programme since football restarted

There were no positive tests for coronavirus in the Premier League’s final round of Covid-19 testing, it has been confirmed.

The league has carried out a regular testing programme since football restarted, with the numbers of positive cases showing a downward trend since testing began in mid-May.

In the latest round – the final one of the 2019-20 season – carried out between 20-26 July, 1,574 players and club staff were tested and none returned positive.

It is the fourth time in 15 rounds of testing that all results have returned negative.

Previous test results

Round 1: 17-18 May – 748 tested, with six testing positive from three clubs.
Round 2: 19-22 May - 996 tested, with two testing positive from two clubs.
Round 3: 25-26 May - 1,008 tested, with four testing positive from two clubs.
Round 4: 28-29 May - 1,130 tested, with zero testing positive.
Round 5: 1-2 June - 1,197 tested, with one testing positive.
Round 6: 4-5 June - 1,195 tested, with zero testing positive.
Round 7: 8-9 June - 1,213 tested, with one testing positive.
Round 8: 11-12 June - 1,200 tested, with two testing positive from two clubs.
Round 9: 15-16 June - 1,541 tested, with one testing positive.
Round 10: 17-21 June - 1,829 tested, with one testing positive.
Round 11: 22-28 June - 2,250 tested, with one testing positive.
Round 12: 29 June-5 July - 1,973 tested, with zero testing positive.
Round 13: 6-12 July - 2,071 tested, with one testing positive.
Round 14: 13-19 July - 2,208 tested, with zero testing positive.