Saints given all clear again as Covid-19 cases rise slightly across Premiership

There were no cases of Covid-19 at the Gardens this week

Wednesday's results revealed that two players and five non-playing staff, across five different clubs, had tested positive this week.

But none of those positive tests were from Saints.

It is some rare good news for the club at a time when they have been hit hard by injuries.

Saints go to Leicester Tigers for a league game on Sunday before travelling to Exeter Chiefs for a Champions Cup quarter-final a week later.

The results so far...

Week One (July 6) - 804 players and club staff were tested. Of these, 10 people tested positive. Of those 10, six were players (one from Saints) and four non-playing staff

Week Two (July 13) - 856 players and club staff were tested. Of these, nine people tested positive. Of those nine, seven were players and two non-playing staff.

Week Three (July 20) – 896 players and club staff were tested. Of these, two players (one from Saints) tested positive.

Week Four (July 27) - 846 players and club staff were tested. Of these, five people tested positive. Of those five, four were players (one from Saints) and one was a non-playing member of staff.

Week Five (August 3) - 917 players and club staff were tested. Of these, two people tested positive. Of those two, one is a player (from Saints) and one is a non-playing member of staff.

Week Six (test one) (August 10) – 989 players and club staff were tested. Of those four people tested positive. Of those three, one is a player (from Saints) and three are non-playing members of staff.

Week Six (test two) (August 12) - 956 players and club staff were tested. Of those seven people tested positive. Of those seven, five are players (one from Saints) and two are members of staff.

Week Seven (August 19) - 1,043 players and club staff were tested. Of those one player tested positive.

Week Eight 1 (August 24) - 1,042 players and club staff were tested. Of those one player tested positive.

Week Eight 2 (August 27) - 1,025 players and club staff were tested. There were no positive tests.

Week Nine (September 2) - 1,077 players and club staff were tested. Of those one player tested positive.

Week 10 (September 7) - 1,032 players and club staff were tested. Of those two players and five members of staff tested positive.