Governor Cuomo Announces Travel Advisory Requiring 14-Day Quarantine - OCTOBER 27, 2020

 

California Added to NY's COVID-19 Travel Advisory; No Areas Are Removed

Non-Essential Interstate Travel To And From Massachusetts Discouraged

Positive Testing Rate in All Focus Zone Areas is 3.65 Percent; New York State Positivity Outside All Focus Zone Areas is 1.53 Percent      

Statewide Positivity Rate is 1.78 Percent 

15 COVID-19 Deaths in New York State Yesterday 

 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that California has been added to New York State's COVID-19 travel advisory. No areas have been removed. The advisory requires individuals who have traveled to New York from areas with significant community spread to quarantine for 14 days. The quarantine applies to any person arriving from an area with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents over a 7-day rolling average or an area with a 10 percent or higher positivity rate over a 7-day rolling average.

Neighboring state Massachusetts now meets the criteria for the travel advisory, in addition to Connecticut, New Jersey and Pennsylvania - however, given the interconnected nature of the region and mode of transport between the states, a quarantine on these states is not practically viable. That said, New York State highly discourages, to the extent practical, non-essential travel between Connecticut, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania while they meet the travel advisory criteria. 

"We know COVID is spreading at increased rates in other states and New York State is not in a hermetically sealed bubble. The numbers are a reminder that COVID is still here and continues to spread in communities across the state, particularly when people choose not to follow the safety protocols in place to control the virus. We continue to see outbreaks linked to mass gatherings at houses of worship, at weddings and funerals, and other events where the virus can quickly spread," Governor Cuomo said. "Now, 45 states and territories meet the requirements for our travel advisory. We cannot let our guard down and risk going backwards in New York. It's going to take the work of all of us to remain vigilant. Stay NY Smart - wear a mask, socially distance and follow the public health guidance. It's there to save lives."

Since Guam and Puerto Rico are on the list the only six states that travel is not restricted from are Hawaii, Maine, New Hampshire, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington.

The Governor noted that the positive testing rate in all focus areas under the state's Micro-Cluster strategy is 3.65 percent, and outside the focus zone areas is 1.53 percent. Within the focus areas, 13,205 test results were reported yesterday, yielding 482 positives. In the remainder of the state, not counting these focus areas, 98,413 test results were reported, yielding 1,509 positives.

Today's data is summarized briefly below:  

• Patient Hospitalization - 1,083 (+24)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 110
• Hospital Counties - 47
• Number ICU - 233 (-4)
• Number ICU with Intubation - 120 (+2) 
• Total Discharges - 79,230 (+68)
• Deaths - 15 
• Total Deaths - 25,758