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First week of NHL’s return-to-play finds zero positive COVID-19 tests
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By Zach Laing
Aug 3, 2020, 14:53 EDTUpdated: Aug 3, 2020, 16:12 EDT
The National Hockey League says they have found zero positive COVID-19 tests in the first week of the NHL’s return-to-play.
The tremendous news highlights how hard everyone around the league has worked to ensure a safe place to play for NHL players.
A total of 7,013 tests have been administered through Saturday and was given to all members of the clubs’ 52-member travelling parties.
With the teams all arriving in the respective bubbles in Edmonton and Toronto on July 26th, the NHL is conducting daily testing of all of those involved.
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