Philly Travelers Should Quarantine After Trips To These 15 States

UPDATE: On Thursday, Gov. Tom Wolf recommended a statewide quarantine for travelers to 15 states. MORE.

PHILADELPHIA — With COVID-19 cases rising in many Southern and Western states, Philadelphia officials are urging residents to avoid travel to places currently burdened by the escalating coronavirus pandemic.

Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley said Tuesday that residents should not travel to 15 states and that, if they do, they should self-quarantine afterward.

Those states are Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, North Carolina, South Carolina Tennessee, Texas and Utah.

Nationwide, case counts have risen more than 80 percent in the past 14 days, Farley said.

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States hit particularly hard recently are Florida, Texas and California. In Florida and Texas, daily cases previously peaked at about 1,000 but now are coming in at about 8,000.

Anyone coming from those areas is urged to self-quarantine for 14 days, Farley said. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has also issued a travel advisory for the 15 states above, but also included Idaho on the list of places where residents should quarantine after visiting.

When asked if the state would consider such a measure across Pennsylvania, Gov. Tom Wolf said he was inclined not to do so because it's not possible to enforce such a order.

The developments come as health officials nationwide grapple with how to stem the virus.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the nation's top infectious disease experts, on Tuesday said he would "not be surprised" if the United States reaches 100,000 new coronavirus cases per day.

Farley said Philadelphia will not move to a full "green" phase because the city is not meeting coronavirus targets. See more details here.

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