Some players test positive for COVID-19 upon return
Florida State officials say some football players have tested positive for COVID-19 after returning to campus for summer workouts, but the school declined to share the exact number.
An FSU official stated it is not releasing the number of positive test results to remain in compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
Other schools have opted to release the number of positive tests while still keeping athletes’ names private.
FSU stated athletes who tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, are quarantined and isolated from others for two weeks, in observance of the protocol the school established. The university arranges and supplies alternate housing for those who test positive.
The athlete will be retested for COVID-19 after two weeks and is not allowed to end quarantine without two negative test results that are 48 hours apart, in accordance with Centers for Disease Control recommendations.
FSU players returned to campus last week and were tested for COVID-19 before beginning voluntary workouts.
Incoming invited walkons report next week, with each requiring a negative test result before working out at FSU facilities.
UCF, Alabama, Auburn,
Oklahoma State and Iowa all announced athletes tested positive for coronavirus since arriving returning to campuses for summer workouts.
Last week was the first time the majority of FSU football players have been back on campus since closed in mid-March to help slow the spread of the pandemic. With classes moved online, the football players have done workouts at home and attended videoconference meetings with coaches.