Rugby-Premiership records 54 COVID-19 cases among players and staff in past week

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - European Champions Cup - Group A - Scarlets v RC Toulon - Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli, Wales, Britain - December 18, 2020 General view as Scarlets train on the pitch as the match was postponed after a Scarlets player tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and RC Toulon subsequently withdrew from the fixture Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs

(Reuters) - Premiership Rugby said on Friday it had recorded a season-high of 54 cases of COVID-19 among players and staff in the past week -- nearly double the number of cases in the first 14 weeks combined.

More than 3,300 COVID-19 tests were undertaken between Dec. 10-16, with 47 players and seven members of staff from nine different clubs testing positive.