This archive report was first published on 24 May 2020.
On May 24, 2020, the Premier League club Bournemouth announced that an unnamed player had tested positive for coronavirus, becoming the eighth case involving an English top-flight side.
The club stated that the player's identity would not be disclosed due to 'medical confidentiality' and that he would self-isolate for seven days.
According to the Premier League, there were positive tests at two clubs out of 996 tests conducted on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.
Following a first round of testing that produced six positive findings announced on May 19 at three Premier League clubs from a total of 748 players and staff, the number of tests available to each club was increased from 40 to 50 for the second round.
On Tuesday, squads started non-contact training for the first time since the Premier League was suspended on March 13.
Several players still have concerns about returning, among them Watford captain Troy Deeney and Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante, who stayed away from training this week.
As well as Watford's Adrian Mariappa, two members of Watford's staff have tested positive, while Hornets manager Nigel Pearson revealed on Friday that several of his players were isolating at home after family members contracted the virus.
Meanwhile, second-tier Hull City confirmed unnamed individuals at their club were the source of two positive results following tests on 1,014 players and staff at all 24 Championship teams over the past 72 hours.
