Mohamed Elneny tested positive for COVID-19

Arsenal’s Mohamed Elneny has tested positive for COVID-19 as the Premier League revealed an alarming rise in cases from the most recent round of testing.

The top-flight returned 16 positive coronavirus cases from 1,207 players and staff tested last week, the highest weekly number since the testing process began.

Elneny has become the latest to test positive for the virus while on international duty with Egypt, where Liverpool star Mohamed Salah is also self-isolating with COVID.