Manchester City defender Eric Garcia and a staff member have tested positive for COVID-19, the Premier League club said on Sunday.
“Both personnel will now observe a period of self-isolation in accordance with Premier League and UK Government protocol on quarantine,” City said in a statement.
On Friday, City manager Pep Guardiola said five first-team players had tested positive for the novel coronavirus and would not be involved in their game at Chelsea, scheduled for 1630 GMT on Sunday.
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The club said last week that striker Gabriel Jesus and defender Kyle Walker had tested positive, though Guardiola did not name the other three infected players.
A surge in infections at City among players and staff forced the club to lodge a request with the league to postpone Monday’s game at Everton.
City are eighth in the league table with 26 points after 14 games.
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