premier league announce two more players tested positive for coronavirus

EPL Project Restart hopes receive another huge boost as top flight announces just TWO more positive coronavirus cases after testing 996 players and staff, taking overall tally to eight this week

• Premier League announced a further two positive coronavirus tests
• The two positive cases came from 996 tests carried out on players and staff
• Low number of new infections is big boost for Premier League's Project Restart 
• After two rounds of testing, just eight people have tested positive across league

The Premier League's Project Restart has received another boost after just two more positive coronavirus cases emerged following a further 996 tests conducted on players and staff.

Two people from different clubs have tested positive for the virus in the second round of testing, taking the total number of people infected across Premier League clubs to eight.

The players or staff who tested positive will now self-isolate for seven days, as per government guidelines. 

The Premier League have confirmed just two more positive coronavirus cases

Premier League clubs returned to training in small groups earlier on this week

Players and staff were tested for second time at the base of their Premier League clubs