Delaware, Maryland, Ohio, and West Virginia Added to Regional Travel Advisory, Two States Removed

Weekly update to the regional travel advisory: Four states added, two areas removed

The regional travel advisory between Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York that directs incoming travelers from states with a significant community spread of COVID-19 to self-quarantine for a 14-day period was updated today and now includes Delaware, Maryland, Ohio, and West Virginia on the list of impacted locations. Meanwhile, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands have been removed from the list.

The quarantine applies to any person traveling into Connecticut from a state with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents, or higher than a 10 percent test positivity rate over a 7-day rolling average.

The list of impacted locations is updated once per week every Tuesday. As of today, the full list of impacted locations falling under the travel advisory includes:

1. Alabama
2. Alaska
3. Arkansas
4. California
5. Delaware
6. Florida
7. Georgia
8. Guam
9. Hawaii
10. Idaho
11. Iowa
12. Illinois
13. Indiana
14. Kansas
15. Kentucky
16. Louisiana
17. Maryland
18. Minnesota
19. Missouri
20. Mississippi
21. Montana
22. North Carolina
23. North Dakota
24. Nebraska
25. Nevada
26. Ohio
27. Oklahoma
28. South Carolina
29. South Dakota
30. Tennessee
31. Texas
32. Utah
33. Virginia
34. West Virginia
35. Wisconsin

Anyone seeking the most up-to-date information on the regional travel advisory, including an extensive list of frequently asked questions, is encouraged to visit the state’s coronavirus website at ct.gov/Coronavirus/travel.