One in four Virginians has received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, with around 1 million Virginians fully vaccinated, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said Tuesday. In response to more vaccinations, certain sports and entertainment venues can begin operating with additional capacity, and limits on gatherings will increase beginning April 1.

The Commonwealth ranks 8th in the nation in vaccine doses used, hitting over 60,000 shots on most days. Health officials expect the effort to ramp up even more with the addition of new mass vaccination sites. Large-scale clinics opened last week in Danville and at Virginia State University in Petersburg. A new clinic opened today in Prince William that can handle up to 3,000 vaccinations per day by appointment, according to state health officials.

Virginia is on track to meet the Biden administration’s goal to make the vaccine available to every adult by the first week in May.

“We expect it’s a matter of weeks until we can open it up to anyone who wants the vaccine,” Northam said.

The U.S. administered 100 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine in 58 days. To address vaccine hesitancy, Northam stressed that all three available vaccines are safe and effective, and confirmed that he and the First Lady received the Johnson and Johnson vaccine last week. Health officials expect about 50,000 new Johnson and Johnson doses to become available in the next few weeks, and the state will begin easing restrictions on gatherings.

Though case numbers have drastically improved since the latest peak in January, infections remain around 1,400 cases per day.

“There’s still a lot of virus out in our communities, but it’s hit a plateau,” Northam said. Percent positivity is around 5.6% from 17% in January, with hospitalizations far lower than the winter peak. Health officials said there are several hundred cases of coronavirus variants in Virginia but they expect the actual number of those cases to be much higher.

Despite the number of cases, the state will continue easing restrictions on gatherings, leaning on Virginians to continue wearing masks and practice social distancing. Beginning April 1, social gatherings will be capped at 100 people outdoors and 50 indoors, with entertainment venues operating at 30% capacity capped at 500 people. Outdoor entertainment venues are not limited to a specific number of people, but attendees will be limited to 30% of the venue’s capacity.

The new rules will allow roughly 3,000 in those outdoor spaces with room for people to safely distance themselves, citing venues with huge capacity like Flying Squirrels Stadium and the Richmond Motor Speedway.

The class of 2021 can look forward to outdoor graduations, which will be capped at 5,000 people or 30% of the venue’s capacity and limited to 500 people or 30% indoors, whichever number is smaller. Masks are still required universally throughout the state.

Spectators for recreational sporting events will be capped at 100 people indoors and 500 people outdoors, limited to 30% capacity. Northam described these changes as measured and cited that social distancing and masks will still be required, shifting some of the responsibility to Virginians.

“We are not simply throwing the doors open. We will continue to follow the data, but it depends on Virginians. If we continue to wear masks in public, keep our distance, and get vaccinated, our cases will go down,” Northam said.

Northam also addressed the recent deadly shootings in Atlanta and Boulder at the same press conference Tuesday, noting that the country has experienced a rise in what he described as “ugly, hateful and racist rhetoric” directed at Asian people. “That is not acceptable anywhere and especially not here in Virginia. We have no room for hate here,” Northam said.

Following a 2019 mass shooting in Virginia Beach, the General Assembly passed a series of laws to curb firearm violence in the Commonwealth. Northam asked for similar legislation at the federal level on Tuesday.

“These are yet more examples in a long and heartbreaking tragedies driven by men who have access to firearms.”