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Purdue’s athletic department updates latest COVID-19 test results
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Purdue has released the latest results from its COVID-19 tests.
On Friday, Purdue’s athletic department has announced that it has now conducted 1,881 COVID-19 tests and has received 40 positive results. In the latest batch of screenings, there were three positive tests, all of which are active cases.
The past two weeks, Purdue had reported zero active cases within the athletic department.
A total of 636 COVID-19 tests were administered between Aug. 22 and Aug. 28 with three positive results. Purdue began testing on June 8, when student-athletes, coaches and staff started returning to campus in West Lafayette.
To date, none of the positive cases at Purdue have resulted in hospitalizations. Per the school, most of those cases were “generally” asymptomatic or symptoms were mild.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB