Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will announce the return of indoor dining at limited capacity and other eased restrictions in a modified public health order that will be effective Saturday, according to her office.

Restaurants — including breweries, wineries, distillers, cafés, coffee shops or other similar establishments — will be permitted to allow indoor seating starting Saturday, according to the Governor’s Office, which will hold a news conference Thursday on changes to the state’s emergency public health orders.

In addition to eased restrictions for eateries, houses of worship will be allowed to hold services at 40 percent capacity, an increase from 25 percent.

According to the Governor’s Office, Lujan Grisham and public health officials also will discuss plans for public schools this fall during the Thursday news conference.

New Mexico’s daily case count of new cases and hospitalizations have dropped from earlier this summer, and testing capacity and health care services “have remained study,” the Governor’s Office said, leading to the eased restrictions that will be effective through at least mid-September.

“I know New Mexicans are ecstatic about our recent progress against COVID-19,” Lujan Grisham said in a statement. “But, given what we know about this virus, we must sound a note of caution: Our progress is only as good as our willingness to stay the course. This virus is still looking for opportunities to spread. We’ve got to adhere to COVID-safe practices in our day-to-day lives to minimize and eliminate those opportunities.

“I am so grateful to the New Mexicans who have made sacrifices and changed their behaviors to help get us to this point,” she continued. “Now we must — we absolutely must — sustain it. Tomorrow we’ll talk more about how far we’ve come and what we’ve still got to do, but I’m happy to announce these changes today and hope that New Mexicans feel that our hard work has begun to pay off.”