Who has tested positive for COVID-19 in sports? – NBCSports.com

As states begin to re-open and professional and collegiatesports teams enter new phases of their return amid the coronavirus pandemic, the threat of the virus still remains. That has become evident in recent weeks as reports of players from numerous teams and cities testing positive for COVID-19.

Specifically, an increase in positive tests in the sports world came on Friday, June 19, as cases continue to spike in several states across the country. Here is a running list of teams and players that have tested positive for COVID-19:

The Phillies were among the multiple franchises to have players reportedly test positive for COVID-19 on Friday. NBC Sports Philadelphia's Jim Salisbury reported that five unnamed players that weretraining atthe teams facility in Clearwater, Fla., contracted coronavirus. Florida is one of the states seeing a massive surge in cases, as the state set a single-day record on Friday.

The team has since shut down all operations at the Clearwater facility. Salisbury reported that no players were hospitalized.

The Blue Jays shut down their facility inDunedin, Fla., on Thursday after a player showed symptoms of COVID-19, ESPN's Jeff Passan reported on Friday. Toronto's Spring Training facility is not too far from where the Phillies' outbreak happened.

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Another franchise impacted by its location in the spiking state of Florida, the Lightning had multiple personnel test positive for COVID-19, TSN's Bob McKenzie reported. Three players and two staff members reportedly make up the group that tested positive, and Tampa Bay will not test all other personnel.

The NHL had just advanced to Phase 2 of its return plan two weeks ago, but there are fewer restrictions on isolation at this time than there will be when the league send playoff teams to the two hub cities.

The Maple Leafs star has tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently isolating at his home in Arizona, the Toronto Sun's Steve Simmons reports. Arizona is another state that has seen a spike in positive cases after re-opening, but Matthews hopes to be able to travel to Toronto when the team's camp opens up on July 10.

An unnamed PGA player currently participating in the RBC Heritage tournament has reportedly tested positive, Nathan Hubbard tweeted on Friday. The PGA has yet to confirm the report, but word of the positive test has reportedly spread through the other players at the event.

28 student-athletes and members of the athletic staff at Clemson have tested positive for the virus, according tocollege football reporter Bruce Feldman. The Athletic's Grace Raynor reported that 23 of the players were members of the football team.

The school noted that a majority of the cases were asymptomatic and there were no hospitalizations.

The University of Texas announced on Thursday that 13 players in the football program tested positive for COVID-19. The announcement came just 10 days after the university brought players back to campus for workouts on June 8.

The league reported on June 15that several players have tested positive for COVID-19, but did not name any specific players or organizations.

Though concerning, some players found the announcement to come at an interesting time considering the league and MLBPA were at a boiling point over negotiations for the 2020 season.

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Also on June 15, it was reported that several Texans and Cowboys players had tested positive for coronavirus, according to ESPN's Todd Archer. Among them was Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliot. Elliott's agentRocky Arceneaux confirmed the reporttoNFL Network's Ian Rapoport.

Though some players experienced flu-like symptoms, Elliott was reportedly an asymptomatic carrier of the virus.

The Penguins announced on June 4 that an unnamed player in the organization tested positive. The team stated that the player was not in Pittsburgh and isolated immediately after he began experiencing symptoms.

The Redskins third-round draft pick announced in May that he had tested positive for the virus in March, but had since self-isolated and recovered. The wide receiver out of Liberty had not been around any other Redskins personnel.

Georgetown men's basketball head coach Patrick Ewing announced on May 22that he tested positive for COVID-19. After isolating in a local hospital, Ewing has since shared that he has returned home to continue to recover.

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