Kelowna Rockets team cohort tests positive for Covid-19

A member of the Western Hockey League’s Kelowna Rockets “team cohort” has tested positive for COVID-19.

The WHL made the announcement Thursday, adding that the positive test result was discovered during the initial return-to-play testing phase.

The WHL says one other member of the team cohort has been in close contact, leaving both individuals having to enter into self-isolation. The league did not disclose names.

Because the positive test came in the initial return-to-play testing phase, other members of the team cohort are permitted to continue on the original timeline associated with their return to play, and that no games involving the Rockets are required to be rescheduled.