Former Albion star Elliott Bennett says he feels “fit and healthy” after confirming he tested positive for coronavirus.

The current Blackburn Rovers captain was one of three positives in the latest round of testing in the Championship.

The EFL confirmed 1,030 samples from players and staff were gathered at second-tier clubs between Monday and Wednesday of this week, with three positive results coming from two sides.

Blackburn confirmed Bennett had been tested on Monday and was found to have Covid-19, but was asymptomatic.

He will now isolate for seven days and will return to training on June 5 if he does not go on to develop symptoms.

Bennett revealed he posted his best fitness test results yet just before being tested, hence his shock at the result.

He said: “I feel fit and healthy. Hopefully this sends out a positive message to the community that perhaps many people have or have had the virus without showing any effects.

“I obviously would never have known if we hadn’t returned to training and taken the tests, because I don’t feel unwell and have got no symptoms whatsoever.

“There seems to have been a lot of hysteria about footballers returning to training, but it’s not a big deal at all.

“It’s the people who are seriously ill in hospital that we need to worry about, not footballers who are fit and healthy, and who aren’t showing any signs of being unwell.”

Fulham confirmed two of their players had also tested positive but did not name them due to medical confidentiality.

Adrian Mariappa, the Watford defender who recently tested positive in last week's Premier League checks, is out of quarantine and back in training.