On Wednesday, January, 13, the Clay County Public Health Center updated its current public health emergency order to mirror Kansas City’s update. Starting January 14, restaurants, taverns, and other venues may remain open until 12 am while limiting occupancy to 50%.

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas announced Wednesday that Kansas City bars and restaurants can now stay open until midnight.

This decision comes after controversy over the previous COVID-19 order, forcing bars and restaurants to close at 10 pm According to Kansas City’s new COVID-19 order, last call is at midnight and anyone in the restaurant or bar can finish their food and drink and leave in a reasonable amount of time. No sales can be rung up after midnight.

The Clay County Health Center still requires that groups should be seated, limited to 10 persons and remain six feet from other groups weather inside or outside.

Masks should continue to be worn when not actively eating or drinking. The Health Center continues to mandate indoor and outdoor parties should be limited to ten or fewer persons and parties shall be spaced with no less than six feet of distance between themselves and individuals from any other parties.

This new order is set to begin 12:00 am, January 14th, 2021 and continues until further notice.

KPGZ News – Brian Watts contributed to this story