The Miami Dolphins intend to continue hosting fans in a limited capacity at Hard Rock Stadium for home games despite having clearance under Florida’s Phase 3 reopening to host patrons at full capacity.
“Right now with positivity rates where they are, we feel that we can keep people safe in a socially distanced environment, which is our 13,000 capacity manifest,” Dolphins CEO Tom Garfinkel said in a statement to the South Florida Sun Sentinel on Wednesday.
The state of Florida saw its COVID-19 positivity rate exceed 5 percent on Oct. 5, and the Florida Department of Health reported Wednesday a total of 15,084 people have died from COVID-19 complications in the state.