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DC Adds Delaware, West Virginia to List of High-Risk States

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The District of Columbia on Monday added five states, including Delaware and West Virginia, to the list of high-risk jurisdictions. People visiting from these states must quarantine for 14 days upon their arrival in DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office said. The others added to the list are Alaska, Arizona, and Wyoming.

California, Hawaii, and Ohio came off the list, which catalogs states where new Covid-19 cases average 10 per 10,000 residents per day.

Delaware has been on and off DC’s list over the past few months. Maryland and Virginia are exempt from the District’s travel restrictions.

Here’s DC’s full list of high-risk states:

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

North Carolina

North Dakota

Oklahoma

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

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Andrew Beaujon joined Washingtonian in late 2014. He was previously with the Poynter Institute, TBD.com, and Washington City Paper. He lives in Del Ray.