Quarantine req. if enter NJ from a state with high corona cases

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Shanna Kelly | Seven Mile Satellite

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States with high cases. Graphic | Shanna Kelly

Today, June 24, New Jersey issued an incoming travel advisory starting June 25 that anyone who enters the state from a state with a high number of active coronavirus cases must quarantine for 14 days. The same goes for New York and Connecticut.

States like Florida have a high number of new cases. Photo | Shanna Kelly

According to the New Jersey COVID-19 Information Hub, this applies to travel from states with “a positive COVID-19 test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents over a 7-day rolling average or a state with a 10% or higher positivity rate over a 7-day rolling average.”

As seen in the graphic above, this applies to Washington, Utah, Arizona, Texas, Arkansas, Alabama, Florida, South Carolina and North Carolina. More states may be added to this list as cases increase, so travelers should be sure to check the status of cases in the state they are traveling from prior to returning to NJ.

California, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada and Tennessee have since been added to this list.

This new advisory also applies to New Jerseyans returning home from one of these states.