Two positive cases in fifth round of Premiership's coronavirus testing

The fifth round of Premiership Rugby's testing for coronavirus has resulted in two positive cases that includes a player and a staff.

A total of 917 tests were conducted on Monday as the tournament is heading for a resumption from 14th August after the pandemic coronavirus led to the suspension since March.

The player and the staff along with their close contacts will now undergo self-isolation as per the guidelines.

Earlier, the first round of testing was conducted on 6th July with 804 tests conducted in which six players and four staff were tested while the second round was conducted on 13th July where seven players and two staff were tested in 856 tests conducted.

The third round had 896 tests conducted on 20th July in which four players and a staff returned positive result for Covid-19 while the fourth round had 850 tests that returned five positive cases.