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No COVID-19 cases found in NHL bubble
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By Zach Laing
Aug 3, 2020, 16:12 EDTUpdated: Aug 3, 2020, 16:15 EDT
The National Hockey League says they have found no cases of COVID-19 within the league’s bubbles in the first week of its return-to-play.
The results come after the league has conducted 7,013 tests between July 26th, when teams entered the bubble, and August 1st.
The league is conducting daily testing on all members of clubs’ 52-person travelling parties.
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