9/14/20
Restrictions on businesses ease as new cases decline
Restaurants may serve more dine-in customers, with the governor now allowing 75% capacity, up from the previous 50%. Restaurants may also seat up to 10 people at one table, up from the previous limit of six. Tables must remain at least 6 feet apart.Retail stores and gyms may operate at 75% capacity, up from the previous limit of 50%. Gyms may remain open 24 hours a day.<aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al" style="margin: 14px auto 32px; height: 408px; clear: both; color: rgb(48, 48, 48); font-family: "Georgia Pro", Georgia, "Droid Serif", serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"></aside>“We have had a tremendous move towards progress in our state,” Reeves said Monday.He said that Mississippi “for the first time in many, many, many months,” is seeing a seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases below 3,000.“That is because of the efforts of the people of this state,” Reeves said.