The metrics are down from last week's 33 reported cases and 1.8 percent positivity rate, but still register above the department's average rate of 0.9 percent since student-athletes returned to grounds on July 5.
The total number of tests administered within the program has now reached 19,440, with 146 total positives.
The number of positive COVID-19 test results is still much lower than the early weeks of the fall semester when weekly positive cases reached a peak of 22.
This week’s 0 percent positivity rate represents the culmination of Virginia Athletics' steadily decreasing numbers, which have been dropping consistently since the fall season began.
The total positivity rate since student-athletes began returning to Grounds July 5 is now 0.9 percent.
Perhaps because of the support they received at the University, or simply because their convictions are strong, Virginia’s athletic alumni have made their voices heard on an assortment of pressing topics.
Out of 985 tests administered between Oct. 19 and Oct. 25, Virginia Athletics reported Monday that two student-athletes tested positive for COVID-19.
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