DemDaily: Status of the States: Opening Up
May 11, 2020
The country is slowly opening up after the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic, with stay-at-home or shelter-in-place orders being lifted at different rates on a state-by-state basis, despite warnings of health experts say that a second, if not a third wave, is ahead of us.
The United States, now "officially" more than two months into the crisis, and over five months since the Trump administration was first warned of the pending pandemic, is still without a national testing or quarantine program.

State Cases of Coronavirus (Map: New York Times)
Over two-thirds of state Governors have lifted stay-at-home orders and opened businesses at some level, most with public health restrictions such as requiring workers to wear masks and social distancing, but enforcement varies widely. In some cases, despite statewide opening, local counties have enforced their own stricter orders.
Some states, like Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey, all slated to open in the next three weeks, are coordinating their efforts. Other states in the Midwest and West Coast have also formed coalitions to usher in a regional recovery.
Still others, like California, which was the first state to order all residents to stay home, as well as Washington and Oregon, remain on near-full lockdown.
To help our readers, who hail from every state, we have provided an update on the status of each state as to their stay-at-home orders and what aspects of daily life have been reopened, or about to be reopened. Categories may include all or some, but where limited to one component of each, it is noted.
Key
Food and Drink: Restaurants, Dining and Bars
Retail: Retail Stores. Where curbside only, it is noted.
Personal Care: Hair Salons, Barbershops, Nail Salons, Tattoo Parlors and/or Pet Groomers.
Entertainment: Libraries, Theaters, Bowling Alleys, Museums
Worship: Houses of Worship
Industries: Offices, Manufacturing (where noted)
Outdoor and Recreation: Gyms, Pools, Beaches, Campgrounds, Trails, and/or Golf Courses.
State/Governor Red: Republican
Blue: Democrat
|
Stay at Home or Shelter In Place Order | Reopened |
Alabama
|
Expired April 30
|
Food, Retail, Personal, Outdoor |
Alaska
|
Expired April 24
|
Food, Retail, Personal, Entertainment, Outdoor |
Arizona
|
Expires May 15 |
Food, Retail, Personal
|
Arkansas
|
None, but openings with restrictions as of May 6
|
Food, Personal, Outdoor |
California
|
In effect since March 19. Opening TBA | Retail (curbside), Industries (including manufacturing) |
Colorado
|
Expired April 26
|
Retail, Personal, Industries |
Connecticut
|
Expires May 20 | Outdoor (restricted) |
Delaware
|
Expires May 31 | Retail (curbside), Personal |
District of Columbia (Mayor)
|
Expires May 15
|
Food (curbside), Essential Businesses (restricted), Outdoor |
Florida
|
Expired May 4 | Food, Retail, Outdoor |
Georgia
|
Expired April 30 | Food, Personal, Entertainment, Outdoor |
Hawaii
|
Expires May 31 | Retail, Personal (pet groomers), Outdoor |
Idaho
|
Expired April 30 | Worship |
Illinois
|
Expires May 31
|
Retail (curbside), Outdoor
|
Indiana
|
Expired May 4 | Food, Retail, Personal, Entertainment, Worship, Industries (including Manufacturing) |
Iowa
|
None, but openings with restrictions as of May 1
|
Food, Retail, Personal, Entertainment (Libraries), Outdoor
|
Kansas
|
Expired May 3 | Food, Retail, Worship, Industries |
Kentucky
|
Late May |
Personal (pet grooming), Industries (including manufacturing)
|
Louisiana
|
Expires May 15
|
Food, Retail |
Maine
|
Expires May 31
|
Retail, Personal, Outdoor
|
Maryland
|
In effect since March 30. Opening TBA | Outdoor |
Massachusetts
|
Expires May 18
|
Outdoor |
Michigan
|
Expires May 28 | Retail (curbside), Outdoor, Industries (including manufacturing) |
Minnesota
|
Expires May 17 | Retail (curbside), Industries (including manufacturing) |
Mississippi
|
Expired April 27 | Food, Retail, Personal, Outdoor |
Missouri
|
Expired May 3 | Food, Retail, Personal, Entertainment, Outdoor |
A total of 48 states and DC have ordered or recommended school closures through end of the academic year. Regardless, children in at least nine states and DC have now died of COVID-19 or what appears to be a rare illness linked to the virus called "pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome."
State/Governor
Red: Republican
Blue: Democrat
|
State at Home or Shelter In Place Order
|
Reopened
|
Montana
|
Expired April 26 | Food, Retail, Personal, Worship |
Nebraska
|
None, but openings with restrictions as of May 4 | Food, Personal, Worship |
Nevada
|
Expired May 9 | Food, Retail, Personal, Outdoor |
New Hampshire
|
Expires May 31 | Retail, Personal, Outdoor |
New Jersey
|
June 5 | Outdoor |
New Mexico
|
Expires May 15 | Retail, Personal, Outdoor |
New York
|
Expires May 15 | None |
North Carolina
|
Expires May 22 | Retail |
North Dakota
|
Expired May 1 | Food, Personal, Entertainment, Outdoor |
Ohio
|
Expires May 29 | Industries (including manufacturing) |
Oklahoma
|
None, but openings with restrictions as of April 24 | Food, Personal, Entertainment, Worship, Outdoor, Industries |
Oregon
|
In effect since March 23, opening TBA | Outdoor |
Pennsylvania
|
Expires June 4 | Retail, Outdoor |
Puerto Rico
|
Expires May 25 | Partial: Retail, Personal, Industries, Outdoor |
Rhode Island
|
Expired May 8 | Retail, Personal, Outdoor, Industries |
South Carolina
|
Expired May 4 | Food, Retail, Outdoor |
South Dakota
|
None, but Restrictions | All, where cases down for 14 days. |
Tennessee
|
Expired April 30 | Food, Retail, Personal, Outdoor |
Texas
|
Expired April 30 | Food, Retail, Personal, Entertainment, Outdoor |
Utah
|
None, but openings with restrictions as of May 1 | Food, Personal and Outdoor |
Vermont
|
Expires May 15 | Industries (including manufacturing), Outdoor |
Virginia
|
Expires June 10 | Food (curbside), Essential businesses (restricted), Outdoor |
Washington
|
Expires July 12 | Retail (curbside), Outdoor, Industries (construction) |
West Virginia
|
Expired May 3 | Food, Personal |
Wisconsin
|
Expires May 26 | Retail (curbside), Personal (pet groomers), Outdoor |
Wyoming
|
None, but openings with restrictions as of May 1 | Personal, Outdoor |
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