Cardinals manager Mike Shildt says COVID-19 outbreak has caused 'a few visits to the ER'

St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Shildt said that several members of the club have been admitted to the emergency room after a COVID-19 outbreak infected nine players and seven staff members.

"By and large, people are in a pretty good spot," Shildt said Sunday in a radio interview on KMOX/1120 AM. "There are people that have symptoms, and have had a few visits to the ER for some IVs and a little more clarity. Nobody has had to stay. But there are people dealing with – I mean, this is real. And people are experiencing a lot of the symptoms that we hear about, that are associated with this."

The Cardinals have not played since July 29, after the outbreak spread through the clubhouse. St. Louis has already had 12 games postponed and Monday's scheduled contest against the Pirates is set to be postponed as well.

Shildt added that some members are experiencing multiple symptoms, though he declined to specify which ones. 

"Seems like they rotate with them," Shildt continued. "And again, nobody is in close to any critical shape, but people are having to deal with some things that aren't comfortable at all. And hopefully we can get that behind them. They're getting great care."

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The Cardinals had been quarantining in Milwaukee after the first wave of positive tests. Then, after they saw two consecutive days of negative tests, the team flew to St. Louis and resumed workouts, only to have the virus resurface with more positive tests.

The Cardinals then went back into self-isolation and have remained there since.

"I don’t know what our future looks like at this point,’’ Cardinals president John Mozeliak said recently. "For all of the optimism we had a couple days ago, it’s frustrating for everyone involved. …

"I haven’t slept in days.’"

St. Louis is 2-3 on the season.

Contributing: Bob Nightengale