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Packers Put Hold on Allowing Fans at Lambeau Field Due to COVID-19 Concerns

The will not be hosting fans at Lambeau Field anytime soon as the coronavirus continues to surge across Wisconsin.

Green Bay announced an "indefinite hold" on allowing fans to attend home games Tuesday after Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers declared the state "one of the country's hot spots" while announcing public gatherings at indoor public spaces must be held at 25 percent capacity.

"We are very concerned with the rate of infection in our area," Packers CEO and president Mark Murphy wrote in a statement. "We are trending in the wrong direction in terms of hospitalization and positive cases, and based on recommendations from community healthcare and public health officials, hosting fans at the stadium for games is not advisable at this time.