New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday added Ohio to its list of 22 hard-hit states from which visitors must quarantine for 14 days to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Under a regional agreement between the neighboring states, the voluntary quarantine also applies to Ohioans traveling to New Jersey and Connecticut. Cuomo’s office said the quarantine mandate was issued because Ohio’s rate of positive virus tests had reached 10% or higher over a seven-day rolling average, or exceeded 10 people per 100,000 residents over seven days. Ohio’s average seven-day test positivity rate was 6.1% as of Saturday, the latest day available from state data. Daily positive test percentages have ranged from 6.3% to 6.9% in recent days. The Dispatch asked the governor’s office and state health department to provide figures comparable to those used by New York and to respond to Cuomo’s action, which also added New Mexico, Minnesota…
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