Whitmer administration coming under fire over how Michigan COVID restrictions are determined How does the state decide COVID-19 restrictions? and last updated 2021-03-04 19:28:08-05 (WXYZ) â Starting Friday, 750 people can now attend games and events at Comerica Park, Little Caesars Arena, Ford Field. Restaurants and bars can operate at 50% capacity, not more than 100 people and have to close at 11pm. Private residential gatherings can now be 15 people. That was not allowed for Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, the Super Bowl. How do they decide these numbers? 7 Action News asked for an interview with a state official. We were told no one was available. State Health Director Elizabeth Hertel was before a State Senate Committee and asked by Senator Ed McBroom about how the numbers have moved around for the last year with no clear explanation asking Hertel, âAnd I think my citizens on top of that want to know if thereâs another spike if the numbers go bad again, how do we know what things will come around the next time and what wonât?â