BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts is relaxing some coronavirus restrictions as several key metrics used to measure the spread of the disease trend in the right direction.
Restaurants, movie theaters and many other businesses will now be allowed to remain open past 9:30 p.m. starting Monday.
A rule that required people to stay at home from 10 p.m. until 5 p.m. except for work or other essential travel has been lifted.
The latest seven-day average positivity rate in Massachusetts has dropped to 4.83% as of Sunday.
The seven-day rolling average of daily new cases in Massachusetts is also on the decline, at more than 4,200 on Sunday, down from at least 6,400 on Jan. 10.
