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Covid-19: Six States Removed From NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List, Puerto Rico Added
Travelers from six states have been removed from the COVID-19 joint quarantine list of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
California, Hawaii, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, and Ohio were removed from the Travel Advisory List on Tuesday, Sept. 15. Puerto Rico was added to the list.
The quarantine applies to any person arriving from a state with 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.
Those who have traveled to New York, New Jersey and Connecticut from …
Covid-19: Marist Dorm Quarantine Lifted After Tests Come Back Negative
A dormitory-wide quarantine in Marist College's Champagnat Hall, its largest housing unit, has been lifted after students' COVID tests came back negative.
The quarantine, which ended on Thursday, Aug. 27, was put in place after an off-campus student tested positive for the virus, then "came into contact with several Marist students, including residents of Champagnat Hall, at an off-campus party," according to a letter that the college sent to students.
According to the college's Executive Vice President Geoff Brackett, only test results from students that were quarantined in…
Covid-19: Five States Removed From NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List, One Territory Added
Travelers from five states have been removed from the COVID-19 joint quarantine list of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
This marks the first week since the list was started on Thursday, June 25, when eight states were initially named, that no new states with high COVID positivity testing rates have been added. However, one new territory has been added: Guam.
The five states removed on Tuesday, Aug. 25 are Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, Maryland and Montana.
The quarantine applies to any person arriving from a state with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents …
