Michigan eases outdoor stadium capacity restrictions; Comerica Park can host 8,200 fans

(Detroit Free Press) Comerica Park and other large outdoor sports venues can allow more people inside on game day, but youth athletes will need to be tested for COVID-19 more frequently under a new state order easing capacity restrictions.

The new Michigan health department order allows 20% capacity inside these outdoor venues, up substantially from previous limits on these venues. But Gov. Gretchen Whitmer acknowledged Friday case rates overall are going up, pointing especially to transmissions tied to youth sports.

"This uptick in numbers is serious, and we all have to take this seriously. We are so close," Whitmer said.

“But the big unknown factor here is, can we, 10 million Michiganders, continue to take this seriously until we get to about that 70% (vaccinated) number, and that’s what’s so crucial.” .............(more)

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