⬇ UPDATED Travel Advisory ⬇
— Governor Mike DeWine (@GovMikeDeWine) August 19, 2020
Based on current positivity rates, Ohioans are now encouraged to avoid travel to:
🔸Florida
🔸Idaho
🔸Mississippi
🔸Nevada
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Anyone traveling to Ohio from those states should self-quarantine for 14 days.
The advisory is based off a seven-day rolling average of coronavirus positivity rates. Mississippi has the highest at 23.4%, with Nevada following at 17.5% and Florida and Idaho at 16.2% and 15.4% respectively.
ODH is recommending against travel, whether for work or pleasure, to any state with a positivity rate of 15% or higher. As of Aug. 17, Ohio’s seven-day rolling average positivity rate was 4.3%.
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