The Colorado Rapids confirmed today that one of their players has tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, June 23. The result was received following a round of mandatory club testing as part of Major League Soccer’s full-team training protocols and confirmed via a subsequent secondary test. No additional Rapids players or staff received a positive result.
In response to the positive test, Rapids medical staff are working directly with local infectious disease specialists to treat the player, who is asymptomatic, feeling well and observing isolation protocols.
The positive test result has also immediately set in motion the club’s health and safety protocols designed for the possibility of such an event: all players and team personnel were immediately notified of the positive result and asked to isolate, training has been temporarily suspended while additional testing takes place, and the club has begun extensive contact tracing, among other protocols.
The safety and wellbeing of our players, coaches and staff remain the Rapids’ top priority. Since the club began individual player workouts on May 14, the Rapids have followed MLS health and safety guidelines, including proper physical distancing and sanitization during individual workouts, small group training sessions and full-team training sessions. The club will continue to work in close consultation with the CDC, local health authorities and MLS regarding testing and training guidelines.
