Why did athletes test positive at a higher rate during COVID-19 entry testing?
By Anna Zolotor and Chloe Nguyen | September 20, 2020If the the entry tests Duke performed on the general student body had come back positive for COVID-19 at the same rate as July entry tests for student-athletes, Duke would have had around 340 positive cases as students returned to campus. But only 24 Duke students tested positive for the coronavirus upon entry after Aug. 2.