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THE PREMIER LEAGUE has announced a record 103 Covid cases were recorded from December 20-26.
It comes as stacks of games across the country have been postponed as a result of a spike in case numbers.
A Prem statement on Monday read: “The safety of everyone is a priority and the Premier League is taking all precautionary steps in response to the impact of the Omicron variant.
“The league has reverted to its emergency measures, and has increased testing of players and club staff to daily lateral flow and twice-weekly PCR tests, having previously carried out lateral flow testing twice a week.
“The league can today confirm between Monday 20 December and Sunday 26 December, 15,186 Covid-19 tests were administered on players and club staff.
“Of these, there were 103 new positive cases.
“The Premier League’s Covid-19 emergency measures include protocols such as wearing face coverings while indoors, observing social distancing, limiting treatment time, as well as the increased testing.
“The league is continuing to work with clubs to keep people safe by helping mitigate the risks of Covid-19 within their squads.
“We are also liaising closely with the Government, local authorities and supporter groups, while being responsive to any future changes to national or local guidance.
“The Premier League is providing this aggregated information for the purposes of competition integrity and transparency.
“No specific details as to clubs or individuals will be provided by the league and results will be made public on a weekly basis.”
On Boxing Day, 18 of the 20 Prem clubs were set to be in action before Manchester United’s visit to Newcastle Monday.
But three games were been called off, with Liverpool’s match against Leeds, Watford’s trip to Wolves and Burnley vs Everton being pushed back.
Arsenal vs Wolves was scheduled to take place on Tuesday but that was axed on Boxing Day due to an increase in case numbers among Wolves’ squad.
And it came after Leeds’ game with Aston Villa was canned on the same day.
Online Reporter