Montanans traveling to New York, New Jersey and Connecticut must now quarantine for 14 days upon arrival to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Montana was added to the Tri-State quarantine list along with nine other states on July 21.
New York based WABC-TV reports people flying into New York could face a $2,000 fine for failing to submit a form saying where they came from and where they’re headed before leaving the airport.
The east coast states’ quarantine requirement applies to visitors from states with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents over a seven day rolling average. As of July 21, 31 states were on the quarantine list.
Montana has seen an average of 10.2 new cases per 100,000 residents over the past seven days.
A positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents over a seven day rolling average or a state with a 10 percent or higher positivity rate over a seven day rolling average.
Residents from 31 states must now quarantine for 14 days when arriving in as dozens of states face rising positive COVID-19 rates. Gov. Andrew Cuomo acknowledged on July 21 that the quarantine is “imperfect” but said the quarantine could help protect the states against the risk of increased spread. The governor’s office said 724 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized on July 20. A figure that has plunged since the virus peaked in mid April but has declined at a much slower rate since late June. The percentage of positive results has plateaued around one percent since mid June, with 1.2% of 66,000 tests conducted on July 20 coming up positive.
