Colorado Avalanche announce NHL’s third case of COVID-19
By Mary Clarke
The unnamed player on the Colorado Avalanche has since recovered after quarantining at home when his symptoms first appeared, but not before a fourth NHL case became official.
The NHL has officially announced its third and fourth cases of coronavirus. On Thursday, the Colorado Avalanche released a statement on Twitter announcing that an unnamed player on their roster has tested positive for COVID-19.
Said unknown player becomes the third confirmed case of coronavirus in the NHL, after two unnamed Ottawa Senators players became the first cases of the virus in the league on March 17.
In the Avalanche’s statement, the team stated that the player has recovered from the virus after self-isolating in his home.
"The Colorado Avalanche were advised today that a player has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. The player has been at home in isolation since the first symptoms appeared, has recovered and is back to normal. The Avalanche have notified anyone who has had known close contact with the athlete."
Like the Senators cases, this Avalanche player is not the lone case out of Colorado at the present time. On Saturday, the team released another statement that a second Avs player had tested positive for COVID-19.
The player is in self-isolation, and all players and staff who might have had close contact with him have been informed. No other Avalanche player or staff member has exhibited symptoms.
The news comes after reports that 14 players from the NBA have all tested positive for coronavirus, which started with Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert testing positive over two weeks ago, prompting the NBA — and eventually the NHL — to shutter its doors for the time being.
To date, more than 500,000 cases (and 23,000 deaths) have been confirmed in more than 160 countries worldwide, including the United States, which has seen more than 80,000 affected Americans and 1,100 deaths. The World Health Organization officially declared the outbreak a pandemic on March 9 and countries have implemented curfews, travel bans and mandatory quarantines to help prevent its spread.
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