6 states removed from travel advisory; Puerto Rico added

California, Hawaii, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, Northern Mariana Islands & Ohio removed

Puerto Rico meets metrics to qualify

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday announced six states – California, Hawaii, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada and Ohio – have been removed from New York state's COVID-19 travel advisory. The Northern Mariana Islands were also removed. Puerto Rico has been added.

The number of new cases, percentage of tests that were positive and other helpful data points are available at forward.ny.gov.

"When other states and territories make progress fighting COVID-19, that's good for New York and, while I am glad to see areas removed from the travel advisory list, it still remains far too long," Cuomo said. "Make no mistake: We must continue to be ‘New York Tough’ and stay smart. Wearing masks, social distancing and hand washing is what tamed this beast in New York and we must keep it up."

The full, updated travel advisory list is below:

1. Alaska
2. Alabama
3. Arkansas
4. Delaware
5. Florida
6. Georgia
7. Guam
8. Iowa
9. Idaho
10. Illinois
11. Indiana
12. Kansas
13. Kentucky
14. Louisiana
15. Missouri
16. Mississippi
17. Montana
18. North Carolina
19. North Dakota
20. Nebraska
21. Oklahoma
22. Puerto Rico
23. South Carolina
24. South Dakota
25. Tennessee
26. Texas
27. Utah
28. Virginia
29. Wisconsin
30. West Virginia

On Monday, the State Liquor Authority and State Police Task Force visited 1,109 establishments in New York City and Long Island and observed five establishments that were not in compliance with state requirements. A county breakdown of the observed violations is below:

• Queens – 1
• Suffolk – 4

Tuesday’s data is summarized briefly below:

• Patient hospitalization – 481 (up 17)
• Patients newly admitted – 60
• Hospital counties – 32
• Number ICU – 144 (up 1)
• Number ICU with intubation – 60 (up 1)
• Total discharges – 75,847 (up 33)
• Deaths – 11
• Total deaths – 25,405

Of the 73,678 test results reported to New York yesterday, 766 (1%) were positive. Each region's percentage of positive test results reported over the past three days is as follows: