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WASHINGTON (WMAL) – DC Health has released an updated list of states that are considered “high-risk.”
According to a release from DC Health, “high-risk” states are states where the seven-day moving average of daily new COVID-19 cases is 10 or more per 100,000 people.
Per Mayor Muriel Bowser’s order, those traveling to DC from a high-risk state for non-essential business will need to self-quarantine for 14 days to make sure they don’t get people in the city sick.
“Individuals traveling from high-risk states after essential travel or arriving in the District for essential travel are required to self-monitor for symptoms of COVID-19 for 14 days and, if they show signs or experience symptoms of COVID-19, they are to self-quarantine and seek medical advice or testing.”
According to the release, this order does not apply to people coming to the city from Maryland or Virginia, or Washingtonians traveling to those states from the District.
Alaska, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Minnesota were added to the updated list, while Delaware, Ohio, and Washington were removed.
The full list of high-risk states is available below. This list will be in effect until Monday, August 24, when it will be updated again.
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin.
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