Virus sequesters 39 at Notre Dame

Notre Dame said it had 39 football players in isolation or quarantine as it deals with the coronavirus outbreak that forced the Fighting Irish to postpone last week’s game at Wake Forest.

The Fighting Irish had an open date this week and are not slated to play again until Oct. 10 when Florida State travels to South Bend, Ind.

In a news release, Notre Dame said 18 football players tested positive last week, seven of whom had been quarantined after contact tracing had determined they had been exposed to people who had been infected.

A total of 25 players were in isolation after testing positive and another 14 were being quarantined after contact tracing, the school said.

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