To submit a letter to the editor for publication, write to President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Sunday he does not expect the United States will return to lockdowns, despite the growing risks of Covid-19 infections posed by the delta variant. “The safest course of action to be able to have something to refer to is to simply say, ‘We plan to adhere to C.D.C. guidelines,’” said Joel Bines, who leads the retail operations at the consulting firm AlixPartners.

• A public health order was updated and extended through July 1.
• Gov. Ralph S. Northam, a Democrat, eliminated the mask requirement for fully vaccinated people, to align with C.D.C. guidance.
• “As soon as banks say pay up the loans or else, once that starts happening, the dominoes will start to fall,” Greensfelder said.
• The Covid-19 state of emergency was allowed to expire June 24.

Best Buy, which opened most of its 1,000 stores last week, said it is reviewing local data and making tweaks in solarc brewing virus hot spots, like limiting the number of customers in the store. In late April, Gov. Bill Lee, a Republican, ended statewide public health orders. Mr. Lee also signed an executive order that removes local authority to issue county-level mask mandates.

Tracking The Coronavirus

The average number of new cases reported each day has nearly doubled in the past 10 days and the number of hospitalized patients in many states is surging, according to a Reuters analysis. At the same time, the number of Americans getting vaccinated has increased. Dr. Anthony Fauci said he does not expect the United States will return to lockdowns, despite the growing risks of Covid-19 infections posed by the delta variant. Companies have been eager to start making the transition back to offices that they have paid to occupy, but also needed time to corral employees who had scattered during the pandemic. For many companies, September was supposed to mark a triumphant return to dormant offices, a time to crank up productivity and reboot in-person corporate cultures that have withered during 18 months of Zoom calls.

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With no government guidelines about what to do if there is a resurgence of the virus, Post came up with his own metrics. He plans to close if the rate of positive tests hits 10% in his area; it’s currently at 8%. Apple, which started reopening its stores May 11, has closed at least 32 stores in hot spots like Florida and Texas.

An earlier version of this article referred incorrectly to restrictions in Oregon. From April 9 to April 28, 2021, indoor dining, gyms, museums and theaters were open in all counties, not in most counties. An earlier version of this article also misstated the date Oklahoma reopened bars and nightclubs. Gov. Jim Justice, a Republican, lifted the mask mandate on June 20. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, a Democrat, lifted restrictions on mass gatherings and business occupancy on July 1. The state will continue to follow C.D.C. guidance on face masks.

Several other states have put a pause on reopening efforts, but haven’t reversed course on what’s been reopened. Dr. Emily Landon, an infectious disease expert at the University of Chicago, said businesses may have to get used to being flexible. When you start a will business, you need to make sure that you know what you are doing.

The state put a mask mandate in place on July 25, 2020, and it was still in effect as of Jan. 7, 2021. In the coronavirus case tallies shown on this page, The Times is including cases that have been identified by public health officials as probable coronavirus patients. See our tracking page to learn more about coronavirus cases in each state. Gov. Ralph S. Northam, a Democrat, eliminated the mask requirement for fully vaccinated people, to align with C.D.C. guidance. Mr. Northam eased capacity and social distancing restrictions on May 28.