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Rovers skipper, two Fulham players test positive for COVID-19

West Ham United v Fulham - London Stadium, London, Britain - February 22, 2019 West Ham's Javier Hernandez scores their first goal Action Images via Reuters

Blackburn Rovers skipper Elliott Bennett and two Fulham players have tested positive for the disease caused by the novel coronavirus in the latest batch of tests conducted by the English Football League (EFL).

The EFL said in a statement https://www.efl.com/news/2020/may/efl-statement-covid-19-test-results2 on Thursday that three people from two clubs had returned positive results out of 1,030 tests conducted.

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