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Virginia Athletics COVID-19 testing results update

Chris Graham
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Virginia Athletics updated us for the first time in a good while on COVID-19 testing of student-athletes and staff.

It had been since Dec. 14 that we’d last heard.

Since, a total of 3,923 COVID-19 tests had been administered to UVA student-athletes and staff. Of the tests conducted between Dec. 14 and Jan. 31, 31 resulted in a positive test (0.8 percent).

Since testing began on UVA student-athletes and staff on July 5, a total of 18,330 tests have been administered with 138 total positives. (0.8 percent).

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Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].