New York is one of several states that now require individuals from high COVID-positive states to quarantine for 14 days after they arrive in the state.  Gov. Andrew Cuomo has added Hawaii to that list, because of the spread of COVID-19 in Hawaii, and because of the high positive rate.

Hawaii State Department of Health says the current positivity rate of tests within the last couple of weeks has been between 6% and 8%, compared with less than 2% from March through May.  New York now has a positivity rate of 1.3% or less throughout the state.

In his press announcement, Gov. Cuomo said “New York went from one of the worst situations in the country, to an example for the rest of the nation to follow.  Our numbers continue to remain low and steady, which shows this virus will respond to an approach based on science, not politics. In order to protect this progress, we must keep up our efforts – we cannot go back to the hell we experienced a few months ago, which is why we are adding Hawaii, South Dakota and Virgin Islands to the travel advisory.”

For the full New York State quarantine list, click here.