Delaware, Alaska on tri-state quarantine list

ALBANY, N.Y. – Alaska and Delaware were added Tuesday to the states whose residents are required to quarantine when they visit the tri-state area.

That makes 33 states and two territories, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, on the 14-day quarantine list in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced.

The three states require anyone traveling from states with high COVID-19 infection rates to undergo a 14-day self-quarantine upon arrival.

The states provide questionnaires to fill out when visitors arrive by plane or stay at hotels. New York City sets up random checkpoints at its borders to remind travelers they need to quarantine.

“New York State is moving forward in the face of a continuing crisis throughout the nation and around the world,” Cuomo said in a statement. “We’ve gone from one of the nation’s worst infection rates to one of its best and have an infection rate below 1% for the 11th straight day – but that’s no excuse for getting complacent as we add two more states to our travel advisory.”

Travelers from states that report at least 10 average daily coronavirus cases per 100,000 residents over the past week are subject to the quarantine order. So are visitors from states with a 10% positive test rate over the same time period.

New York requires air travelers from the affected states to fill out a form with their personal information, so contact tracers can check in and ensure the visitors are quarantining. Failure to fill out the form can carry a fine of $2,000.

Here’s the list of quarantine states: Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, Nevada, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Virgin Islands and Wisconsin.