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Premier League clubs record another seven new Covid cases among players and staff in the latest round of weekly testing as the number of positive tests falls for the fourth week in a row

Premier League clubs have confirmed another seven new Covid cases in the latest round of testing last week.

Clubs are required to test players and staff twice a week as part of tougher coronavirus protocols introuduced in the New Year.

Some 2,957 tests between Monday 25 January and Sunday 31 January, which identified an infection rate of 0.24%, compared with a nationwide infection rate of about 2%.