Four States Removed From MA Travel Order's Low-Risk List

Travelers, be careful where you're heading. According to a report by WWLP/22 News, Colorado, New Jersey, New Mexico and Washington are no longer considered low-risk states on the Massachusetts travel order.

The four states were removed from the lower-risk states effective 12:01 a.m. on October 3rd, according to the mass.gov website.

If you are to travel from any of these four states to Massachusetts, you are required to fill out a travel form and quarantine for 14 days.

In order to stay on the travel-friendly list, a state must meet two criteria, an average daily cases per 100K below 6 and a positive test rate below 5 percent.

In July, Gov. Charlie Baker implemented a travel ban and it initially included nearly every state in the US except for those in New England. In order to get off the restricted list, states have to have a positive test rate of 5 percent or below.

Low-risk states currently are:

Connecticut
District of Columbia
Maine
New Hampshire
New York
Vermont

If you are going to Massachusetts after visiting a state, not on the list above, you are required to fill out the state’s travel form, and then quarantine for 14 days unless you can provide a negative COVID-19 test 72-hours before arriving. Failure to complete the form can result in a $500 fine per day.

Check out the story at WWLP's website here and we thank them for the update.