MLB reports 66 positive COVID-19 tests in final wave of intake testing

The final round of COVID-19 intake testing in MLB showed 66 positives of 3,748 total samples, a percent positive rate of 1.8 percent, the league and its players association jointly announced Friday morning. Of the 66 positive tests, 58 were players and eight were staff members. There was at least one positive test on 27 different teams. There were 38 positive tests from 3,185 samples last week, a rate of 1.2 percent.