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%.