As long as local health officials give the go-ahead, California churches can resume in-person services, the state said today.

However, the announcement comes with extensive restrictions: Places of worship will be limited to 100 people or 25% occupancy, and congregants should wear masks, avoid sharing prayer books and skip the collection plate under state guidelines released Monday.

The California Department of Public Health released a framework under which county health departments can approve the reopening of churches, mosques, synagogues and other houses of worship that have mostly shuttered their doors since Gov. Gavin Newsom’s March stay-at-home order designed to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

The guidelines also urge houses of worship to avoid large gatherings for holidays, weddings and funerals and warn that activities such as singing or group recitation—which are intrinsic to many faith gatherings—“negate” the safety benefits of social distancing.

Long Beach and Los Angeles County have not said whether they’ll allow religious gatherings now that the state cleared the way for them.

“These topics are under review and are being discussed by city leadership,” said Jennifer Rice Epstein, a spokeswoman for Long Beach. “We should have information available in the near future.”

The Los Angeles region has been harder hit by the coronavirus than the state at large. Some 47 of the state’s 58 counties have received permission to move deeper into the reopening by meeting state standards for controlling the virus, but LA County is not among them.

Worshippers have been eagerly awaiting their turn to reopen after Newsom began relaxing constraints on stores and other secular outlets as part of a four-phase plan to reopen California’s economy, saying progress is being made in reducing the spread of COVID-19.

Even before Monday’s announcement, several thousand churches had vowed to defy the current stay-at-home order for May 31, which is Pentacost, a major holiday for many Christians.

In addition to churches, the state on Monday cleared the way for in-store shopping to resume statewide with social distancing restrictions, although counties get to make their own choices of whether to permit it.

As of Monday, California had at least 94,558 confirmed cases of COVID-19, more than 3,000 hospitalizations and 3,795 deaths. In Long Beach, 73 people have died and 67 were hospitalized on Sunday.

Long Beach Post Breaking News Editor Jeremiah Dobruck contributed to this report. This story has been updated with a response from the city of Long Beach.