Four additional states have been added to Connecticuts list of COVID-19 hotspots and two territories have been removed.

On Tuesday, the State of Connecticut updated its travel advisory and the list of states considered COVID-19 hotspots.

Delaware, Maryland, Ohio and West Virginia were added to the list while Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands were removed.

Anyone traveling to Connecticut from any of the areas on the list or Connecticut residents traveling home from these areas must quarantine for two weeks.and complete theTravel Health Formif they have spent 24 four hours or more in an state on the list within 14 days of arriving in Connecticut.It does not apply for anyone who will be in Connecticut for less than 24 hours. (See the frequently asked questions below for more information.)

The governors of Connecticut, New York and New Jersey enacted a travel advisory order with a quarantine requirement at the end of June to help slow the spread of COVID-19 in the region and keep infection rates low in the region.

The travel advisory is updated on a weekly basis to include states and territories with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents, or higher than 10 percent over a week.

These were the COVID-19 hotspots on the list last week:

(The frequently asked questions are from the state's website.)

Originally posted here:

4 More States Added to Conn. Travel Advisory of COVID-19 Hotspots, 2 Territories Removed - NBC Connecticut