
Alcohol sales: Restaurants may return to selling alcohol after midnight, and dining room closures will no longer be required between midnight and 5:00 a.m.
Outdoor recreational sporting events will increase from 500 to 1,000 people or 50 percent capacity, whichever is less.
Recreational sporting events: The number of spectators allowed at indoor recreational sporting events will increase from 100 to 250 spectators or 50 percent capacity, whichever is less. Outdoor venues will be able to operate at 50 percent capacity - up from 30 percent - with no specific cap on the number of attendees. Entertainment venues: Indoor entertainment and public amusement venues will be able to operate at 50 percent capacity or 1,000 people, up from 30 percent capacity or 500 people. Social gatherings are currently limited to 50 people indoors and 100 people outdoors. 2021 birth data come from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) via CDC WONDER 2021 death data, including leading causes of death, firearm mortality, homicide, drug overdose mortality, and infant mortality, come from the NVSS via CDC WONDER and rankings and rates are based on 2021 age-adjusted death rates. Social gatherings: The maximum number of individuals permitted in a social gathering will increase to 100 people for indoor settings and 250 people for outdoor settings. On Thursday, April 22, Governor Northam announced an ease in some of the COVID-19 restrictions for social gatherings that began on Saturday, May 15:
On Sunday, April 18, vaccine eligibility expanded to all individuals in the Commonwealth age 16 and above. For a comprehensive summary of COVID-19 cases and testing in Virginia, you can visit the Virginia Department of Health’s website and view their COVID-19 dashboard.