Coronavirus Disease 2019
COVID-19 Travel Advisory

Protecting Against COVID-19
Those entering Ohio after travel to states reporting positive testing rates of 15% or higher for
COVID-19 are advised to self-quarantine for 14 days.
Positivity rate is an indicator of how much COVID-19 there is in a community, and ODH is
recommending against travel to those states with high positivity. If someone must travel, ODH is
recommending 14 days of self-quarantine after leaving those locations. This advisory is intended
for both leisure and business travel, and should be heeded by both Ohioans and out-of-state
travelers. It is intended as guidance and is not a mandate—please consider the information here
along with other factors (mode of transportation, lodging, activities, ability to social distance when
traveling, personal health factors, etc.) when making travel decisions for yourself and your family.
The positivity rates come from state-level aggregate data from The COVID Tracking Project
(https://covidtracking.com/data), which is also the source that Johns Hopkins University uses for
testing data on their dashboard at https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/testing/individual-states. Positivity
information for Ohio’s travel advisory is updated once a week on Wednesdays, using data from that
Tuesday. Positivity rates may have changed since our most recent update.
As of October 21, The COVID Tracking Project is updating their processes for pulling data from
individual states, and multiple states are also in the process of changing how they calculate and
report their own data. Even with these challenges, The COVID Tracking Project is still the most
consistent and timely source of state-level testing information.
Based on a 7-day rolling average of positivity rates of October 28, the affected states are:
SD
ID
WI
IA
AL
NE
KS
NV
UT

43.4%
34.8%
28.0%
26.4%
25.2%
21.8%
20.8%
18.9%
18.2%

For more information, visit: coronavirus.ohio.gov

 Note: The states of Mississippi and Wyoming are shaded gray this week on the Travel
Advisory Map. These states are showing multiple days in the past week without overall
testing volume data, so an accurate positivity rate cannot be calculated. Based on recent
trends in these states, these states are likely to be at an elevated positivity levels and
travel to/from those states should be reconsidered.
What to Do During Self-Quarantine
• Take your temperature with a thermometer two times a day and monitor for fever, as well as
other symptoms including cough, difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache,
loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, or diarrhea.
o If fever and/or symptoms develop, call your medical provider.
• Remain at home and avoid all in-person activities. This includes work, grocery stores and
pharmacies, public events and public places.
• If you live in a home with other people who did not travel with you, stay in a separate room. If
this is not possible, wear a face mask when you are in the same room and stay at least six feet
away from others.
• Do not leave home except to seek medical care. If you need to see a provider for reasons other
than a medical emergency, please call in advance and discuss the care you need.
• In the event of a medical emergency, call 9-1-1. Indicate that you are in home quarantine for
novel coronavirus exposure. Keep a face mask on until you are asked by a health care provider
to remove it.
• Do not have visitors in your home.
• Do not use public transportation, taxis, or ride-shares.
Updated October 28, 2020.
Resources
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/after-travel-precautions.html
https://kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-stream.aspx?n=CHFS&prId=281
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html
For answers to your COVID-19 questions, call 1-833-4-ASK-ODH (1-833-427-5634).
Your mental health is just as important as your physical health. If you or a loved one are experiencing
anxiety related to the coronavirus pandemic, help is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Call the
COVID-19 CareLine at 1-800-720-9616.

For more information, visit: coronavirus.ohio.gov

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