About 94% of athletes had no or mild acute symptoms after testing positive for COVID-19

Results from a systematic review revealed 94.1% of athletes who tested positive for COVID-19 were asymptomatic or experienced mild acute symptoms; however, persistent symptoms in 8.3% of athletes could affect return to play.
Using MEDLINE, EMBASE, SCOPUS and SPORTDiscus databases, researchers performed a systematic review of 43 studies that included 11,518 professional, amateur or collegiate athletes who tested positive for COVID-19 and were published between 2019 and 2022.
Overall, 35 studies reported acute COVID-19 presentations in 5,709 athletes. Among these athletes, 25.5% were

Results from a systematic review revealed 94.1% of athletes who tested positive for COVID-19 were asymptomatic or experienced mild acute symptoms; however, persistent symptoms in 8.3% of athletes could affect return to play.
Using MEDLINE, EMBASE, SCOPUS and SPORTDiscus databases, researchers performed a systematic review of 43 studies that included 11,518 professional, amateur or collegiate athletes who tested positive for COVID-19 and were published between 2019 and 2022.
Overall, 35 studies reported acute COVID-19 presentations in 5,709 athletes. Among these athletes, 25.5% were