NJ Removes Several States From Coronavirus Travel Quarantine List

Nicole Rosenthal
Updated ·2 min read

NEW JERSEY – Gov. Phil Murphy shortened the quarantine travel advisory list on Tuesday, removing a total of six states and adding one territory. A total of 30 states and territories are now included in the advisory, which demands travelers quarantine for two weeks after returning.

Murphy removed California, Hawaii, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, and Ohio from the list on Sept. 15, lowering the total of states and territories included in the advisory to 30.

Those traveling to the Caribbean may have to modify their plans in order to comply with the quarantine advisory, as Puerto Rico was re-added to the Garden State’s quarantine travel list after being removed earlier this month. In fact, traveling to many parts of the southern U.S. will be difficult without having to isolate upon return (see full list of states on the quarantine list below).

And anybody traveling south will have to find a circuitous route since Delaware remains on the quarantine list.

The travel advisory is issued for states with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents or a state with a 10 percent or higher positive rate over a 7-day rolling average.

Anyone returning from the designated states should self-quarantine at their home, hotel or other temporary lodging, Murphy said, and only leave for medical care or essential items.

New Jersey reported 197,404 total coronavirus cases and 14,254 confirmed deaths since the pandemic began. Read more: NJ Coronavirus, Reopen Updates: Here's What You Need To Know

“It is the responsibility of New Jerseyans and visitors to our state to protect others from the spread of COVID-19,” said Murphy. “It remains critically important for anyone arriving to New Jersey from these 30 states and territories to get tested for COVID-19 and self-quarantine for 14 days.”

Here is the latest list:

  • Alabama

  • Alaska

  • Arkansas

  • Delaware

  • Florida

  • Georgia

  • Guam

  • Idaho

  • Illinois

  • Indiana

  • Iowa

  • Kansas

  • Kentucky

  • Louisiana

  • Mississippi

  • Missouri

  • Montana

  • Nebraska

  • North Carolina

  • North Dakota

  • Oklahoma

  • Puerto Rico

  • South Carolina

  • South Dakota

  • Tennessee

  • Texas

  • Utah

  • Virginia

  • West Virginia

  • Wisconsin

Travelers and those residents who are returning from impacted states should self-quarantine at their home, hotel, or other temporary lodging. Individuals should leave the place of self-quarantine only to seek medical care/treatment or to obtain food and other essential items.

It is expected that individuals will follow the public health advisory to self-quarantine. The list of states will be updated on a rolling basis and is accessible here.

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This article originally appeared on the Holmdel-Hazlet Patch