New Jersey added 10 states and removed one of its coronavirus quarantine travel notice Tuesday, bringing the list to 31 states that qualify as COVID-19 access points.
People traveling from those states, including New Jersey residents returning home, are asked to voluntarily quarantine for two weeks and seek a coronavirus test in an effort to prevent a resurgence in New Jersey. , which was one of the most affected states at the start of the US outbreak in March and April.
Alaska, Delaware, Indiana, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, Virginia and Washington were added this week, while Minnesota was eliminated. Delaware returned to the list after being eliminated last week.
New Jersey has the fifth most total positive tests after New York, California, Florida and Texas, and the second highest number of deaths. But the number of new cases, deaths and hospitalizations in New Jersey has remained relatively stable in recent weeks after falling significantly from the peak of the outbreak in April.
However, new cases continue to rise across the country, particularly in states that chose to reopen businesses earlier. The United States has averaged more than 66,000 new cases per day in the past week, according to a New York Times tracker.
New Jersey reported 177 new cases on Monday, totaling 176,983. New Jersey, Connecticut and New York jointly announced the quarantine plan last month.
“To prevent further outbreaks in New Jersey and continue our responsible restart and recovery process, I strongly encourage all people arriving from these critical states to proactively undergo a COVID-19 test and quarantine,” Governor Phil Murphy said in a statement Tuesday.
This marks the fourth consecutive week that the list of quarantine states has been expanded.
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The full list now includes:
- Alabama (added 06/24/20)
- Alaska (added 07/21/20)
- Arkansas (added 06/24/20)
- Arizona (added 06/24/20)
- California (added 06/30/20)
- Delaware (re-added 07/21/20)
- Florida (added 06/24/20)
- Georgia (added 06/30/20)
- Iowa (added 06/30/20)
- Idaho (added 06/30/20)
- Indiana (added 7/21/20)
- Kansas (added 7/7/20)
- Louisiana (added 06/30/20)
- Maryland (added 7/21/20)
- Mississippi (added 06/30/20)
- Missouri (added 7/21/20)
- Montana (added 7/21/20)
- Nebraska (added 07/21/20)
- Nevada (added 06/30/20)
- New Mexico (added 07/14/20)
- North Carolina (added 06/24/20)
- North Dakota (added 7/21/20)
- Ohio (added 07/14/20)
- Oklahoma (added 7/7/20)
- South Carolina (added 06/24/20)
- Tennessee (added 06/30/20)
- Texas (added 06/24/20)
- Utah (added 6/24/20)
- Virginia (added 7/21/20)
- Washington (added 7/21/20)
- Wisconsin (added 07/14/20)
Quarantine applies to any state with a positive test rate greater than 10 per 100,000 residents or a state with a positivity rate of 10% or more on a 7-day moving average.
Unlike in New York, where Gov. Andrew Cuomo has said that first-time criminals face huge fines, Gov. Phil Murphy said New Jersey is taking a more public awareness approach, “but enforcement is up to us in the state. “
People flying to New Jersey are now being asked to complete an electronic survey that asks travelers what their hometown is, where they traveled from and their destination. The information is sent to the county health departments, who will then call the traveler to request quarantine and explain where COVID-19 tests can be done.
Travelers can access the survey by texting “NJ Travel” to 898211, visiting covid19.nj.gov/njtravel, or scanning a QR code on airport signs.
On Monday, Murphy announced that the death toll rose to 15,715 confirmed and probable deaths with nine new deaths confirmed in the past 24 hours. Two of those deaths occurred in June and seven were in the past three days.
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