Michigan's athletic department: 7 positive COVID-19 tests this week

Michigan's athletic department says there were seven positive tests for COVID-19 within the department this past week.

The Wolverines' weekly update announced five student-athletes and two staffers tested positive between Jan. 30 and Feb. 5. There were 5,295 total individuals tested.

Michigan is in the second week of a two-week shutdown of all athletic activities due to an outbreak of the B.1.1.7 COVID variant within the department.

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Michigan has reported fewer cases per week over the past two weekly updates. Last week, the Wolverines said they had 11 positive test results, all from student-athletes; the week prior, there were 22 student-athletes who tested positive for COVID-19.

In total, since testing began, there have been 300 positive tests out of 54,702 total tests administered within Michigan athletics.

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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Michigan had five athletes, two staffers test positive for COVID-19