Santa Paula (Calif.) soccer has canceled their scheduled sport this weekend towards La Cañada (Calif.) on account of a COVID-19 outbreak that has unfold all through the crew.
In line with Joe Curley of the Ventura County Star, there was a widespread outbreak of the COVID-19 virus throughout the Santa Paula soccer crew. Curley supplied some nice depth in his reporting by digging up the precise numbers relating to these affected by the virus:
“Santa Paula had not less than 20 confirmed COVID circumstances, 17 from its 46-man soccer roster and one other three on its cheer crew, and has but to check everybody who’s sick.”
An uptick in reported COVID-19 circumstances has been evidenced previously few weeks, a development that isn’t stunning since a lot of the nation is again to highschool. Since late July, there was a virtually 16 p.c improve in reported circumstances nationally.
Like a lot of the nation, COVID-19 hospitalizations in current weeks are up in California, although the numbers are nonetheless thought-about low by the CDC.
Santa Paula is at the moment off to a 3-0 begin to their season.
BREAKING NEWS: SPHS has cancelled its highway soccer sport @ La Cañada for this week on account of an sickness that has swept via the Cardinals locker room. With well being and security being a precedence, ideas to all gamers affected.
— SPHS Athletics (@SPHSAthletics2) September 6, 2023
With the cancellation of this weekend’s sport, Santa Paula performs their subsequent sport on Sept. 15 at Bellflower Excessive Faculty (Bellflower, Calif.).