On Wednesday night, Rutgers announced that four athletes in three different sports and one staff member have tested positive for COVID-19. Here is the full statement:
“Rutgers Athletics announced today four confirmed student-athlete positives and one athletics staff member positive for COVID-19. The four positives were in the sports of men’s lacrosse, gymnastics, and wrestling. Those student-athletes and the staff member have been quarantined and the university, in conjunction with public health officials, is conducting contact tracing to identify any individuals with whom the student-athletes have been in contact with.”
Previously, Rutgers announced on July 25 that the football team had six players test positive and stopped workouts to quarantine the entire program.