UArizona: COVID-19 rerun tests reveal some student-athletes, others had false positive results

The University of Arizona says COVID-19 retesting on some student-athletes and other individuals showed false positives last week.

RE-TESTING SHOWED FALSEPOSITIVES LAST WEEK.

THEATHLETICS DEPARTMENT REPORTED13 POSITIVE TEST RESULTS FORATHLETES.

BUT -- AFTER A RE-RUN OF THOSE TESTS, ONLY TWOCAME BACK POSITIVE.

4 OUT OF12 TESTS FOR NON- ATHLETES --CAME BACK POSITIVE WHENRE-TESTED.

TOMORROW -- ARIZONAATHLETICS SAMPLES WILL BECOLLECTED FOR RETESTING.STATEWIDE -- ARIZONA'SPE