New York State Expands COVID-19 Travel Advisory List By Ten

ALBANY — Governor Andrew Cuomo has added 10 more states to his travel advisory list.

Cuomo announced on a Tuesday conference call 10 more states were added to the coronavirus travel advisory, which requires incoming travelers from these states to self-quarantine for two weeks upon arrival.

The new states are Alaska, Delaware, Indiana, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, Virginia, and Washington, making 31 states total after Minnesota was removed from the list.

The full updated list of states on the travel advisory:

• Alabama
• Alaska
• Arkansas
• Arizona
• California
• Delaware
• Florida
• Georgia
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Idaho
• Kansas
• Louisiana
• Maryland
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• Montana
• Nebraska
• New Mexico
• Nevada
• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• Ohio
• Oklahoma
• South Carolina
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Utah
• Virginia
• Washington
• Wisconsin

The advisory quarantine applies to all people who arrive from a state with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents overnight a seven-day rolling average or a state with a 10% or higher positivity rate over a seven-day rolling average.

People caught violating the advisory risk civil penalties of $2,000 to $10,000.