Sudbury pushed back into red zone as COVID cases rise, while stay-at-home order lifts in Nipissing-Parry Sound

Starting Monday, Sudbury will be heading into the red, or control zone, the province announced in its daily briefing Friday

That's following a surge of COVID-19 cases in the last seven days.

The North Bay-Parry Sound Health Unit will move into the red zone after being under a stay-at-home order since mid-Januaryand Timiskamingdrops into theorange level from green.

Red zonelevel restrictions include limiting indoor events to five people, and outside gatherings to 25. Religious wedding and funeral services can have a 30 per cent capacity indoors, while outdoor gatherings are capped at 100.

Businesses must limit capacity and screen customers and staff, while restaurants can only allow 10 people indoors, with a maximum of four people to a table.

Establishments must also close by 10:00 p.m., and no alcohol can be served past 9:00 p.m.

All full list of COVID restrictions is available on theprovincial government's web site.