Bar Counters Reopen and Party Buses Return on Tuesday, September 1

“Transpotainment” returns and restaurant and bar capacity restrictions loosen starting Tuesday, September 1 — in a new modification of restrictions announced by Mayor John Cooper late last week.

Bars can slightly expand reopening, allowing 25 patrons inside plus an additional 25 patrons outside, with a total of 50 per establishment. Bar counters can reopen with social distancing in place at all counters.

Companies from pedal taverns to rolling party barges can operate at 50-percent capacity, with a maximum of 10 people in a party. Alcohol is permitted for those who are seated, but anyone standing must wear a mask.

Cooper also announced that events like weddings and funerals are allowed to resume with maximum attendance of 125.

A total of two-hundred twenty-six (226) people in Davidson County have died after a confirmed case of COVID-19. Including both confirmed and probable cases, 237 deaths have been attributed to COVID-19.Visit Metro Nashville’s website for the most up to date COVID-19 information.

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