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The EFL has confirmed a substantial number of new cases | Harry Trump/Getty Images
The EFL have confirmed that 112 players and staff have tested positive for COVID-19, after the league tested 3,507 people across its member clubs earlier this week.
The costs involved have so far prevented the EFL from conducting regular testing, but after the new strain of coronavirus caused a significant spike in cases across the UK, the governing body announced last week that it will begin testing twice weekly from 11 January.
Ahead of the FA Cup third round, however, all 72 clubs conducted mass testing on 4 January, and the EFL announced results on Friday. 3% of the 3,507 tests returned positive, a substantially lower rate than the national daily average of 10%, but higher than the Premier League - which normally tests below 2%.