Leeds United are one of six Championship teams to have registered a positive Coronavirus test in the latest round of testing, reports say.
Report: Leeds United One of Six Championship Sides to Register Positive Coronavirus Test
Nine Individuals Test Positive
Earlier this week the EFL confirmed that nine individuals from six clubs recorded positive tests.
The results come from the latest set of Championship testing after a further 1,094 tests were completed between Sunday and Tuesday.
Sheffield Wednesday, Huddersfield Town and Preston North End have all confirmed one positive test from the fourth round of testing.
The next set of results is due at the weekend.
But reports suggest Leeds United are a fourth side to have registered a positive test.
The Daily Mail claim that the news could come as a blow to Marcelo Bielsa‘s promotion-chasing side.
It means the individuals involved must self-isolate for seven days, and they cannot return to the Thorp Arch training complex until they test negative.
The Whites returned to training last week – initially this was in groups of five before full-contact training resumed this week.
So far Preston, Sheffield Wednesday, Cardiff City, Middlesbrough, Blackburn Rovers, Fulham, Huddersfield and Hull City are the only clubs to have had positive cases.
Owls boss Garry Monk had earlier said the staff member who tested positive had no symptoms but was self-isolating.
Championship Return Subject to Conditions
The EFL have a provisional restart date of June 20 ‘subject to the strict proviso that all safety requirements and government guidance is met’.
More than 4,000 tests on Championship players and staff have been completed since May 21 – 24 individuals have tested positive.
Derby County‘s 3-0 home victory over Blackburn Rovers on March 8 was the last game played in the Championship.
The planned return is subject to all safety requirements being met.
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