CHICAGO (CBS) — One state, Connecticut – and the District of Columbia are now off Chicago’s Travel Advisory list.
Last week, Chicago’s COVID-19 travel advisory included every state in the U.S., with public health officials urging unvaccinated people who travel out of state to quarantine for at least seven days upon returning to the city.
Vermont was the last state to be added to the city’s travel advisory. People who have been fully vaccinated are exempt from the travel advisory.
States and territories are added to the travel advisory list when they surpass 15 coronavirus cases per day per 100,000 residents.
Connecticut and the District of Columbia have been removed from Chicago’s COVID travel advisory, after staying below 15 new daily cases per 100k residents. UNVACCINATED TRAVELERS should follow the advisory for the 48 orange states and 3 territories, in line with the CDC (4/4) pic.twitter.com/2jWSU4FNp0
— Chicago Department of Public Health (@ChiPublicHealth) September 14, 2021
“As a reminder, given the current surge across the country, unvaccinated Chicagoans should not travel right now if at all possible,” said CDPH Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady last week. “Getting vaccinated is the most important thing you can do to decrease your risk for COVID-19.”