Premier League clubs opt to continue season despite 90 Covid cases in past week

Six of the 10 Premier League matches due to be played in the top flight last weekend were postponed because of Covid-19 outbreaks within clubs

Premier League clubs have opted to continue the season despite last week producing a new record number of positive Covid-19 cases (Joe Giddens/PA)

Premier League clubs have decided against any suspension of the season as a means of bringing the latest coronavirus crisis under control, with 90 confirmed cases among players and staff recorded last week.

Six of the 10 matches due to be played in the top flight last weekend were postponed because of Covid-19 outbreaks within clubs, with the number of positive cases leaping by 48 in the space of a week.