As the Big Ten was on the cusp of announcing the reinstatement of the football season, nearly 12% of the 376 Michigan State student-athletes tested for COVID-19 were found to have been infected.
The 45 positive results were returned after samples were taken Sept. 7-14, the university said Friday.
Meanwhile, there was only one case among the 24 staff members checked for the novel coronavirus during the same period.
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Last Saturday, Ingham County health officials urged Michigan State students to quarantine after an outbreak in East Lansing.