HARTFORD, CT (1010 WINS) -- Connecticut will alter the metrics it uses to decide which states land on its travel advisory, Gov. Ned Lamont said Monday.
Currently, states that report either a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 people over a seven-day rolling average, or an infection rate of 10 percent or higher over a seven-day rolling average, qualify for the advisory.
Within the next few days, Connecticut will adjust those metrics, lowering the infection rate requirement to 5 percent and only including states that meet both criteria, not one or the other, Lamont said at a news briefing.
Travelers entering Connecticut from states on the travel advisory list are required to self-quarantine for 14 days.
"I think that means we brought the number of states that fall in that category from over 40 down to about 33, which is more manageable," he said.
Connecticut reported 12 new COVID-19 deaths on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Lamont said.
Of the 71,905 test results that came back on those days, 1,191, or 1.7 percent, were positive, he said.
As of Sunday night, 195 people in the state were hospitalized with COVID-19, up by 11 from Saturday.
