The English Premier League has confirmed one more COVID-19 case

The English Premier League has confirmed one more positive coronavirus case in the latest round of mass testing.

The single case is from a total of 1,541 samples that were analyzed between Monday and Tuesday this week.

The identity of the individual who tested positive is yet to be revealed, but as it is the norm, he or she is expected to self-isolate for a period of seven days.

This now brings the total of confirmed cases to 17 from the nine rounds of testing so far.

R1 – Six positive after 748 tests. Published on May 19
R2 – Two positive after 996 tests. Published on May 23
R3 – Four positive after 1008 tests. Published May 27
R4 – Zero positive after 1130 tests. Published May 30
R5 – One positive after 1197 tests. Published June 3
R6 – Zero positive after 1195. Published June 6
R7 – One positive after 1213 tests. Published June 10
R8 – Two positive after 1200 tests. Published June 13
R9 – One positive after 1541 tests. Published June 18

The latest confirmation comes a day after action resumed on Wednesday night with two matches.

More fixtures are lined up through the weekend, with Manchester United up next against Tottenham on Friday night.