A new order for public gatherings would restrict capacity at bars and restaurants to 25-percent of a building’s capacity.
The governor’s office is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to allow public health officials to issue that order in the effort to slow down new cases of COVID-19.
The order would be in effect for 28 days.
The same order issued earlier this year brought on the lawsuit argued Thursday before the court.
High court justices questioned the legality of an order like that.
The Evers administration wants the Supreme Court to rule in favor of such an order so Health Services Secretary Andra Palm can issue a new one.
Wisconsin COVID-19 Statistics
Positive test results: 3,643 (448,441)
Negative test results: 7,295 (2,273,936)
Patients hospitalized: 129 (19,785)
Deaths: 59 (4,255)
Percent of diagnosed patients who have recovered: 90%
Remaining active cases: 40,378
