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Premier League clubs record 36 new Covid cases in latest round of testing

Premier League clubs have recorded 36 positive tests for coronavirus in the latest round of testing among players and staff.

Some 2,593 tests were carried out between January 4 and 10 and the infection rate was 1.39%.

Top tier clubs have been tested twice a week for Covid since the turn of the year and the latest figures compare to a season-high of 40 positive tests last week from 2,295 tests. An infection rate of 1.7%.

The latest estimate for the infection rate among the population as a whole is 2.06%, although the rate among younger people, aged 18-35, tends to be around 3%.