State sets new COVID testing requirements for prep sports
All high school athletes involved in high-contact indoor sports, regardless of vaccination status, must undergo COVID-19 testing at least three times per week under new requirements the state Department of Health announced Friday.
The new testing requirements come in the wake of an estimated 200 COVID-19 cases that have been linked to recent high school wrestling events, the DOH said in a release. Three of the cases have been confirmed as the omicron variant.
The testing requirements apply to all athletes, coaches, trainers and support personnel, regardless of vaccination status, for basketball, wrestling and competitive cheer.
At least one of the three weekly tests must occur within one day of competition, and ideally on the day of competition, the DOH said.
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