Springfield City Council says the decisions about mask mandates, occupancy limits and more will be determined in part of a 3-phase process in the city’s Road to Recovery. 

Any decision will be based off these three factors. 

• The rolling 7-day average COVID-19 case count 

• The number of COVID-19-positive patients hospitalized 
• And the percent of the Greene County population who has been fully vaccinated

Officials say the city is in the Red Phase. 

That means the current restrictions include 50% occupancy limits, required masking and required physical distancing.  

The plan says if the 7-day rolling average stays below 40 new cases per day, and hospitalizations stay under 50 patients per day, officials could move towards the Yellow Phase. 

The Yellow Phase would remove occupancy restrictions except with mass gatherings of 500 or more people, would recommend physical distancing but would still require masking.  

In order to get to the Green Phase, which would remove all mandatory COVID-19 ordinance restrictions, the indicators would have to meet the following thresholds: 

• A 7-day rolling average of under 20 cases per day  
• Under 20 people hospitalized with COVID-19 
• At least 50% of Greene County residents 16 and over fully vaccinated.