MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - Florida Memorial University student-athletes returned to campus on Wednesday, Aug. 12. A total of 267 individual COVID-19 tests have been administered to student-athletes, coaches and staff during the return to campus. Within this group, six individuals have tested positive.
 
Below is a high-level, current overview:
 

• Tests administered: 267 to student-athletes, coaches and Intercollegiate Athletics staff
• Positive tests: Six people tested positive and isolated per medical protocols
• No hospitalizations have been required; those testing positive were generally asymptomatic
• FMU Athletics continues daily check-ins and monitoring of those in insolation and quarantine

Florida Memorial University is committed to the health and safety of its student-athletes, coaches and staff. The Department of Athletics and sports medicine staff have followed strict protocols and testing procedures developed in consultation with campus and community partners, including Memorial Sports Medicine Center. Guidance from national and state health officials, along with the NAIA, Sun Conference and the Mid-South Conference, was also incorporated. These protocols relate to testing procedures, quarantining and isolation, daily screenings, facility access and cleaning, and workout procedures, all of which have contributed to the low positivity rate.
 
Any additional information regarding COVID-19 testing will be reported as it becomes available.