New York imposes quarantine for travelers from 8 states: what awaits them and what is the reason for the decision

New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut have quarantined travelers from many states where COVID-19 escalated. Residents of these states will have to undergo a mandatory 14-day quarantine upon arrival. What are the administrative-territorial units in question, according to the publication CNBC.

More recently, the situation with coronavirus in the Tri-state area was critical. In March and April, New York State reported approximately 10 new cases daily.

Gradually, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut reduced the number of new cases to a few hundred a day. As new cases of the disease declined in the northeast, the virus spread to new communities, mainly in the south and west of America. This led to new outbreaks, and the situation seems to be only getting worse.

New York, as well as neighboring states of New Jersey and Connecticut, are now imposing a 14-day quarantine for travelers arriving from those states. This is to prevent disease outbreaks in the Tri-state area. “We have worked very hard to reduce the rate at which the virus is transmitted,” said New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo. - We do not want him (the level of spread of the virus. - Ed.) increased because many people come to our region and they can bring infection with them. ”

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The governors of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut said they issued mandatory quarantine orders for eight states precisely because there were more than 100 positive analyzes per 10 residents over the past seven days.

The states whose residents are required to be quarantined upon arrival in the Tri-state area include: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Utah, and Texas.

Below you will find detailed information about the situation in these states with COVID-19.

Alabama

As of June 24, 954 new cases of COVID-19 were registered in Alabama - this is about 19,5 new cases per 100 thousand inhabitants. This was reported in the Alabama Public Health report.

According to CNBC's analysis of data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, the state has averaged more than 597 new cases per day over the past seven days, a 23% decrease from 7 days a week ago.

As of June 24, the state has confirmed 31 cases of coronavirus since the outbreak of the pandemic, which is more than 624 cases per 644 thousand inhabitants. Such data are provided by the US Census Bureau.

In Alabama, the virus claimed the lives of 879 people. Another 2 residents were taken to hospitals throughout the state.

Арканзас

The Arkansas Department of Health is reporting 709 new cases of COVID-19, identified as of Tuesday, June 23. This is approximately 23,5 new infections per 100 thousand inhabitants.

According to a CNBC analysis of data collected by Johns Hopkins University, over the past seven days, the state has recorded an average of more than 498 new cases per day, up 12,1% from an average of a week ago.

The state reported a total of 17 confirmed cases of coronavirus - more than 375 cases per 575 inhabitants, according to the state and the US Census Bureau.

Since the start of the pandemic, 237 people across the state of Arkansas have died from the virus, and another 1214 have been hospitalized.

Arizona

On June 24, the Arizona Department of Health reported 1795 new cases of COVID-19 infection per 100 residents.

According to a CNBC analysis of data collected by Johns Hopkins University, over the past seven days, the state has recorded an average of more than 2741 new cases per day - more than 76% higher than the average of seven days a week ago.

It was also reported 59 974 confirmed cases of the disease since the outbreak - more than 823 confirmed cases per 100 thousand inhabitants. According to the US Census Bureau, at least 1 people have died from the virus in Arizona today.

Florida

This state has recorded 508 new cases of coronavirus infection. The Florida Department of Health reported on this indicator. This destroyed the previous one-day one-day gain in 4049 new cases recorded on Saturday, June 20. On Wednesday, June 24, there was a jump in the number of new diseases. It amounted to about 25,6 per 100 thousand inhabitants.

According to CNBC's analysis of data from Johns Hopkins University, there were an average of 3442 new cases per day over the past week, up 65% from the 7-day average of a week ago.

North Carolina

On June 24, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services reported 1721 new cases of COVID-19. This amounts to almost 16,4 new cases per 100 thousand inhabitants.

According to a CNBC analysis of data collected by Johns Hopkins University, over the past seven days, the state has recorded an average of more than 1247 new cases per day, which is 0,6% more than seven days a week ago.

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The state reported a total of 56174 cases of infection, which is more than 535 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants.

The total number of victims of coronavirus infection in North Carolina is 1271.

Южная Каролина

On June 23, 890 new cases of virus infection were reported in South Carolina. According to the latest available data, there are about 100 new cases of infection per 17,3 thousand inhabitants.

According to a CNBC analysis of data collected by Johns Hopkins University, over the past seven days, the state has recorded more than 940 new cases of the disease per day, which is 38% more than 7 days a week ago.

According to the Department of Health and Environmental Monitoring of South Carolina, the state has identified 26 cases of coronavirus, or about 613 cases per 517 thousand inhabitants.

Utah

The Utah Department of Health reported 22 new infections on June 364. This amounts to about 11,35 new cases per 100 thousand inhabitants.

According to a CNBC analysis of data collected by Johns Hopkins University, over the past seven days, the state has recorded an average of more than 480 new cases of COVID-19 per day, 41% more than 7 days a week ago.

The state has reported 18 confirmed cases of coronavirus - about 300 confirmed cases of infection per 570 thousand inhabitants, according to the state and the US Census Bureau.

As of June 22, 163 Utah residents have died due to COVID-19.

Texas

On June 24, the State Department of Health reported a record increase in the number of new cases of COVID-19. This indicator amounted to 5551 cases, or about 19,1 new cases per 100 thousand inhabitants.

According to a CNBC analysis of data collected by Johns Hopkins University, over 4194 new cases per day have been reported in the state over the past seven days. This figure is 91% higher than 7 days a week ago.

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In Texas, a total of 120 cases of infection have been reported, representing about 370 cases per 415 residents, according to the Texas Department of Health and Human Services and the US Census Bureau.

According to the state, the virus killed at least 2 people here.

Recall that recently an Italian doctor gave optimistic pandemic outlook. He stated that "the coronavirus is weakening and may disappear on its own."