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I’m attending funeral services. How many people can gather at a funeral, wake, or burial?

Posted 4/6/2020
ActivitiesSafetyOfficial Guidelines

At present, Governor Lamont has restricted religious, spiritual, or worship gatherings to 49 or fewer people, and proper distancing measures must be observed. A religious, spiritual, or worship gathering includes a wake, funeral, or burial. 

 

Effective June 1, 2020:

  • Limits on all religious, spiritual, and worship gatherings are raised to 25 percent of capacity of the indoor space or a maximum of 100 people, whichever is smaller, and to 150 people for outdoor gatherings, provided in each case that appropriate safety and social distancing measures are employed.
 

Whenever possible, funeral services shall be held at the gravesite. Families are strongly encouraged to postpone funeral services until a later date when they can be held safely for mourners. 

Proper social distance protocols (not less than 6 feet) shall be maintained at all times at wakes, funeral services and burials. Funeral homes can be more stringent than these standards if they feel it is necessary to protect the families and their staff from the spread of COVID-19. This shall be in effect until the conclusion of the declared public health emergency.