BOSTON (WHDH) - Massachusetts on Friday announced an update to its low-risk travel list, adding three states that residents can now visit without having to fill out a travel form, get tested for COVID-19, and quarantine.
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The Department of Public Health added Missouri, Oregon, and Washington state to the list, which previously included just Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
States included on the lower-risk list are based on meeting two criteria: average daily cases per 100,000 people below 10 and a positive test rate below 5 percent.
Anyone entering Massachusetts from the restricted states is required to quarantine for 14 days and fill out the Massachusetts Travel Form, unless they can produce a negative test within 72 hours.
Failure to comply with these steps could result in a $500 fine.
Even as new COVID-19 cases drop, the state is still urging residents to refrain from traveling to high-risk states.
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