Soccer-More positive tests in Copa America as four of 10 teams hit

Soccer Football - Copa America 2021 - Brazil says 31 Copa America players, officials test positive for COVID-19 - Estadio Mane Garrincha, Brasilia, Brazil - June 16, 2021 A drive-through COVID-19 testing facility outside the stadium. Brazil's Ministry of Health said on Monday that 31 players and Copa America delegation members had tested positive for COVID-19 by Monday, another 10 cases were confirmed among employees working at hotels where the players and their delegations are staying in Brasilia REUTERS/Henry Romero

ASUNCION (Reuters) - The Bolivian and Chilean football teams announced more positive COVID-19 tests among players or staff on Thursday, meaning four out of 10 competing teams have been hit only days into the Copa America.

Venezuela and Colombia had already suffered positive cases in the June 13-July 10 South American tournament being held in Brazil, one of the world's worst-affected nations.