Fulham players warm up prior to the English Premier League soccer match between Fulham and West Bromwich Albion at Craven Cottage in London on Nov 2, 2020. (ANDY RAIN / POOL PHOTO VIA AP)

The Premier League said on Monday that four people have returned positive results in its latest round of COVID-19 tests conducted on players and staff last week.

The league said individuals who had tested positive for the novel coronavirus would now self-isolate for 10 days

The league said the individuals who had tested positive for the novel coronavirus would now self-isolate for 10 days.

“The Premier League can today confirm that between Monday, October 26 and Sunday, November 1, 1,446 players and club staff were tested for COVID-19,” the league said in a statement. “Of these, there were four new positive tests.”

A total of 48 people have tested positive for the virus in nine rounds of testing since the new league campaign began in September.

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The UK government has allowed Premier League football and other elite sports to continue without spectators during the four-week lockdown from Thursday.