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Anne Arundel County To Lift More COVID Restrictions On Restaurants, Businesses Friday

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) -- Anne Arundel County officials are lifting more coronavirus restrictions on county businesses, including restaurants.

County Executive Steuart Pittman said after promising numbers show a decrease in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the county.

Pittman said an executive order Wednesday will allow restaurants and businesses at 25% will move to 50% capacity, while some businesses that are closed will now be able to to at 25% capacity. This change would be in effect at 5 p.m. on Friday.

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State restrictions -- 10 p.m. closures, social distancing and not standing at bars -- will still be in place. Pittman said that people should remain cautious and do take-out when they can as there is still a chance that numbers could go up.

Details will be announced Wednesday in the executive order. Watch the press conference below:

Weekly Press Briefing - 1/26/21

Join us live now for our weekly press conference. Today Dr. Kalyanaraman and I will discuss the vaccine rollout in #AnneArundel County, our response to improving case rates, and other COVID-19 updates.

Posted by County Executive Steuart Pittman on Tuesday, January 26, 2021

For the latest information on coronavirus go to the Maryland Health Department's website or call 211. You can find all of WJZ's coverage on coronavirus in Maryland here.

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