NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — Colorado has been added to the Tri-State Area's travel advisory while Arizona and Virginia have been removed.
The travel advisory requires any person arriving in New York, New Jersey or Connecticut to quarantine for 14 days.
The rule applies to any person traveling from an area with a positive coronavirus test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents over a 7-day rolling average or an area with a 10 percent or higher positivity rate over a 7-day rolling average.
Currently, 34 states and territories meet the criteria: Alabama; Alaska; Arkansas; Colorado; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Guam; Iowa; Idaho; Indiana; Illinois; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Minnesota; Missouri; Mississippi; Montana; North Carolina; North Dakota; Nebraska; Nevada; Oklahoma; Puerto Rico; Rhode Island; South Carolina; South Dakota; Tennessee; Texas; Utah; Wisconsin; West Virginia; and Wyoming.
“We continue to ask New Jerseyans returning home and travelers visiting the state to practice self-responsibility and good citizenship by complying with our quarantine advisories to reduce the potential for outbreaks,” said Gov. Phil Murphy. “It remains critically important for anyone arriving to New Jersey from these 34 states and territories to get tested for COVID-19 and self-quarantine for 14 days.”
On Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced international travelers from “Level 2 and 3 countries” will also be subjected to the two-week quarantine upon arrival in New York.
There are currently 31 countries that are not subjected to the governor’s executive order.