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Premier League Covid cases decrease for first time in eight weeks

The Premier League has had its first week-by-week decrease in positive Covid tests for eight weeks.

In the seven days up to and including 2 January, there were 94 new cases among Premier League players and staff, from a total of 14,250 tests.

That figure is down from a record 103 cases over the previous seven days.

Because of the impact of the Omicron variant, 17 English top-flight games have been postponed since the start of December.

That led to a return to emergency measures at the Premier League's 20 clubs, which has continued into 2022.