Iowa Athletics Testing Results Update

April 19, 2021

IOWA REPORTS POSITIVE COVID-19 TESTS 

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa Athletics Department conducted 451 COVID-19 PCR tests for the week of April 12-18, 2021. Five (5) positive tests and 446 negative tests have been received. As part of the return to campus protocol, testing began May 29, 2020, and includes student-athletes, coaches and staff. A total of 440 positive tests, 19,102 negative tests and one inconclusive test have been received.  

The Big Ten Conference began daily rapid antigen surveillance testing on Sept. 30, 2020. Any positive tests identified through the surveillance testing process would be confirmed through a PCR test and reflected in the numbers listed above.

Following the positive test result, protocol established by UI Athletics and medical staff, including contact tracing procedures, is being followed to ensure the safety of all UI Athletics student-athletes and staff. This mandatory protocol also includes isolation for the individuals who test positive, and quarantine for those individuals who might have been exposed to someone with the virus.

COURTESY IOWA ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

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