Governor Tate Reeves issued a Safer At Home order, which went into effect 8 a.m. Monday and expires at 8 a.m. Monday, May 11.
The City of Greenville adopted the order on Friday, noting the city’s 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew still remains in effect.
Greenville Mayor Errick Simmons said the Greenville City Council will reconsider the city curfew at next week’s regular city council meeting, which is set for 4 p.m. Tuesday.
As of Tuesday afternoon, Mississippi had 6,342 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 239 total deaths. Washington County has 77 confirmed cases, three deaths and four outbreaks at long-term care facilities.
The city highlighted key information about the adopted Safer At Home Order order, which are as follows:
n Places of amusement, gyms, bars, barbershops, hair salons, nail salons, spas, tattoo shops, and other such establishments are still closed with the exceptions of delivery and curbside sales of goods;
n All restaurant dine-in areas are still closed; however take-out, curbside, and delivery services are allowed;
n Retail stores are allowed to open with less than half of full occupancy;
n Casinos are still closed; and
n No gatherings of more than 10 still in effect.
Simmons also recently met with Delta Regional Medical Center’s Chief Medical Staff to collaboratively discuss strategies preparing for the impending expiration of the statewide shelter-in-place order and the new safer-at-home order.
n Residents should resume regular health care routine with family physicians and medical providers;
n Residents should continue to wear masks or some type of face covering in public places including grocery stores, convenient stores, at work, and at any time where there is contact with people outside of their households;
n Residents should maintain social distancing; and
n Residents can now receive Coronavirus testing results within 24 hours.
