Premier League bosses have announced 16 new positive cases - which is a new record weekly high. They confirmed that 1,207 players and staff were tested between Monday, November 9 and Sunday, November 15, and that resulted in the sudden rise.
The previous weekly high figure was 10 and this will set alarm bells ringing especially as the number of tests were down because players were away on international duty and were tested by their national associations.
It will set alarm bells ringing among Premier League clubs that as soon as players are released for international duty then it results in a rush of positive tests.
That is far greater than at any time during Project Restart and will raise a moral debate if the numbers continue to rise. On