The National Hockey League (NHL) says 30 players tested positive for COVID-19 in testing during in phase 2 of the league’s return- to- play plan, with another 13 testing positive outside of the league’s protocol.
The league said in a statement on Monday that over 600 players reported to their clubs training facilities for phase 2- which began June 8 and allowed players to train in small groups at their team facilities – and 4,934 COVID-19 tests were administered to that group.
Phase 3 of the plan, the opening of training camps, started Monday.
The NHL said who tested positive were or are currently self-isolated and following Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and Health Canada protocols.
Information on the identity of the players or their teams is not being provided by the league.
The league suspended its season March 12 due to the spread of the novel corona virus.
The NHL is scheduled to resume August 1 in Edmonton and Toronto.
This report was first established by The Canadian Press July 13, 2020.
Courtesy The Canadian Press.