Five More States Added to New York's Travel Restrictions List

Formerly an epicenter of infection during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in America, New York State is now among the choosiest in the nation about whom it will allow to enter its borders without restrictions.

In a joint effort with its Tri-State neighbors, New Jersey and Connecticut, enacted in June, New York has maintained a running list of U.S. states from which inbound visitors are required to complete a 14-day quarantine upon arrival, regardless of their method of travel. The criteria to determine high-risk states is a positive testing rate higher than ten in every 100,000 residents or a testing positivity rates of higher than ten percent, each measured on a seven-day, rolling average.

As of this morning, per an announcement made by Governor Andrew Cuomo's office, Arizona, Nevada, Minnesota, Rhode Island and Wyoming have surpassed the threshold and been added to New York's quarantine travel restrictions list. All except Wyoming had already made the list previously but dropped off once their COVID-19 case rates decreased sufficiently.

The list has now swollen to 35 total U.S. states and territories. As of September 22, these are as follows:

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

An updated list can always be found on the New York State website.

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