Coronavirus news: 4 more states added to NY, NJ, CT quarantine list

Delaware, Maryland, Ohio and West Virginia were added on Tuesday to a quarantine list regulated by New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

Thirty-five states and territories are currently on the travel advisory list, which applies to any area with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents or 10% or highest positivity rate over a one-week rolling average.

"It remains critically important for anyone arriving to New Jersey from these 35 states and territories to get tested for COVID-19 and self-quarantine for 14 days," New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said in a statement Tuesday.

States and territories that currently qualify for the list are: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin and West Virginia.

Pennsylvania restaurants can have 50% occupancy indoors beginning on Sept. 21, Gov. Tom Wolf announced Tuesday.

A new Sept. 21 rule also says restaurants must end alcohol sales at 10 p.m.

The University of New Hampshire has suspended a fraternity after a new cluster of coronavirus cases were linked to a recent party there.

More than 100 people who weren’t wearing face masks -- both students and non students -- attended the party at the university’s Theta Chi fraternity chapter in Durham, New Hampshire, on Aug. 29. Since then, at least 11 positive COVID-19 cases have been traced to the large gathering, which violated the school’s coronavirus-related policies and was in defiance of public health guidelines, according to University of New Hampshire president James W. Dean Jr.

"Let me be clear: this is reckless behavior and the kind of behavior that undermines our planning and will lead to us switching to a fully remote mode," Dean said in a statement Sunday. "The August 29 party is reprehensible and will not be tolerated. As soon as we heard of this party at Theta Chi, we started an investigation with the Interfraternity Council. We will be pursuing student conduct charges against the organizers and all students who attended the event."

All members of the fraternity chapter are in a 14-day quarantine, according to Dean.

"Theta Chi is under interim suspension immediately, as will any fraternity/sorority or other student organization that behaves in a similar manner, while we conduct the investigation," he said. "Until the investigation is complete, there is a moratorium on any in-person gatherings of any size within these groups."

Theta Chi Fraternity International Headquarters said its staff members are investigating the allegations since being notified that the Zeta chapter has been placed on interim suspension by the University of New Hampshire.

"Upon the completion of the investigation, the Fraternity will respond appropriately," the office said in a statement obtained by ABC News Tuesday. "Student health and safety are essential to Theta Chi’s mission. The Fraternity expects chapters to follow all applicable laws and regulations."

India reported an additional 1,133 coronavirus-related fatalities in the past 24 hours, the country’s highest single-day total.

The national death toll from COVID-19 now stands at 72,775.

India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare also confirmed 75,809 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the national tally to almost 4.3 million -- the second-highest in the world, behind the United States.

The recent rise in cases can be partly attributed to increased testing. The number of daily tests being conducted across the vast country of 1.3 billion people has grown to over a million. So far, nearly 3.3 million people in India have recovered from COVID-19.

The Taj Mahal, India’s most popular tourist attraction, is set to reopen later this month, despite the country's soaring COVID-19 infections.