TABLE. Sports played, symptoms, and exposure type among quarantined college and university athletes with COVID-19 exposure — 17 states, June–October 2020.
| Sport, symptom, and type of exposure | RT-PCR test results, no. (%) |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Positive | Negative | |
|
Total athletes*
|
1,830 (100.0)
|
458 (100.0)
|
1,372 (100.0)
|
|
Sport played
| |||
| Football |
846 (46.2) |
249 (54.4) |
597 (43.5) |
| Track and field/Cross country |
190 (10.4) |
23 (5.0) |
167 (12.2) |
| Soccer |
121 (6.6) |
24 (5.2) |
97 (7.1) |
| Basketball |
116 (6.3) |
23 (5.0) |
93 (6.8) |
| Volleyball |
107 (5.9) |
25 (5.5) |
82 (6.0) |
| Swimming and diving |
78 (4.3) |
31 (6.8) |
47 (3.4) |
| Baseball |
72 (3.9) |
8 (1.8) |
64 (4.7) |
| Wrestling |
60 (3.3) |
18 (3.9) |
42 (3.1) |
| Golf |
46 (2.5) |
7 (1.5) |
39 (2.8) |
| Gymnastics |
44 (2.4) |
7 (1.5) |
37 (2.7) |
| Softball |
37 (2.0) |
5 (1.1) |
32 (2.3) |
| Lacrosse |
26 (1.4) |
13 (2.8) |
13 (1.0) |
| Tennis |
21 (1.2) |
10 (2.2) |
11 (0.8) |
| Rowing |
19 (1.0) |
5 (1.1) |
14 (1.0) |
| Multiple sports† |
6 (0.3) |
1 (0.2) |
5 (0.4) |
| Other§ |
41 (2.2) |
9 (2.0) |
32 (2.3) |
|
Symptoms consistent with COVID-19¶
| |||
| No |
1,444 (78.9) |
137 (29.9) |
1,307 (95.3) |
| Yes |
386 (21.1) |
321 (70.1) |
65 (4.7) |
|
Type of exposure
| |||
| Sports setting |
232 (12.7) |
54 (11.8) |
178 (13.0) |
| Roommates |
580 (31.7) |
134 (29.3) |
446 (32.5) |
| Social gatherings |
745 (40.7) |
195 (42.6) |
550 (40.1) |
| Multiple exposure types** |
64 (3.5) |
16 (3.5) |
48 (3.5) |
| Other†† |
61 (3.3) |
20 (4.4) |
41 (3.0) |
| Unspecified exposure | 148 (8.1) | 39 (8.5) | 109 (7.9) |
Abbreviations: COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019; RT-PCR = reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction.
* Three colleges or universities provided data sets that only included athletes who had positive test results during quarantine. The athletes in these data sets (193) were not included in this analysis.
† Six athletes indicated playing multiple sports; one of these athletes had a positive test result and participated in football and gymnastics; the others did not have positive test results and participated in football and wrestling (two), wrestling and track (one), golf and wrestling (one), and football and volleyball (one).
§ Sports with fewer than 10 athletes each (beach volleyball, cheer, dance, equestrian, rifle, skiing, and water polo) were included in the “other” category.
¶ Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing; cough or other respiratory symptoms; headache; chills; muscle aches; sore throat; congestion or runny nose; new loss of taste or smell; nausea, vomiting or diarrhea; pain, redness, swelling or rash on toes or fingers; new rash or other skin symptoms, temperature of ≥100.4°F (38°C).
** Sixty-four athletes reported more than one type of exposure.
†† Class, meetings, shared airplane, travel not related to sports, unsanctioned workouts, or work.