New York Governor Kathy Hochul (Democrat) announced on monday Amid falling cases and mounting criticism, she said she would end the state’s COVID-19 emergency.
The COVID-19 pandemic has faded as a major concern for many Americans, but emergency orders are still in place in 10 states across the United States.
The state first declared a state of emergency in March 2020, and the governor continued to renew the declaration until around spring 2022. Around spring 2022, the pandemic eased after a brutal winter surge caused by the Omicron variant.
Nearly all emergency declarations in the remaining 10 states will expire by early 2023 unless renewed.
Below are the 10 states whose orders are still in effect as of September 12th.
California
Governor Gavin Newsom (Democrat) COVID-19 emergency in june. However, according to June 17, he is also “responsibly scaling back” the pandemic executive order, leaving only 5% of COVID-related provisions. statement From Newsom’s office.
“As California navigates through the evolving pandemic, the state remains focused on keeping Californians safe while driving continued recovery,” Newsom said. “We continue to deploy proven strategies and programs that enable us to respond quickly and effectively to the evolving pandemic situation, take a fair gap and keep moving forward.”
connecticut
The state has declared a COVID-19 emergency until December 28, 2022 or until the end of the federal public health emergency, whichever comes first.
Governor Ned Lamont (Democrat) said: letter For state legislatures, it was beneficial for the state to maintain a state of emergency, primarily to help with food insecurity.
During emergencies, the federal government is empowered to distribute more assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Delaware
Governor John Carney (Democrat) renewal COVID-19 public health emergency on August 19th. It will expire on September 18th unless renewed.
Washington
Gov. Jay Inslee (Democrat) as state sees COVID-19 death rate drop announced He will end the public health emergency on October 31st.
“We have come a long way in the last two years in developing tools that enable us to adapt and live with COVID-19,” Inslee said in a statement.
“Ending this order does not mean that we will take it less seriously or lose focus on how this virus has changed our lives. continues its commitment to public well-being, but simply uses a variety of tools better suited to the times we have entered.”
new mexico
Governor Michelle Jujan Grisham (Democrat) public health emergency Valid for 1 month from August 17th. It will expire on September 15th unless renewed.
In updating the order, she wrote:
texas
Greg Abbott Governor (R) Last renewal There was a state public health emergency in August, and we’ll have to decide whether to renew again later this month.
Abbott said the COVID-19 pandemic still poses an “imminent threat of disaster to every county in Texas.”
Illinois
Governor JB Pritzker (Democrat) Expansion It is a public health emergency for the month of August and will be in effect until at least September 17th.
More than 34,500 Illinoisans have died in the pandemic, Pritzker said, adding that “predicting what will happen in the future with this pandemic remains a difficult task.”
Kansas
kansas state legislature passed the law This year, we will extend emergency powers through January 2023, primarily to help overburdened health workers.
west virginia
Governor Jim Justice (Republican) was the first to declare public health emergency It’s scheduled for March 2020 and I haven’t canceled the order yet.he continue to provide regular updates Public disclosure of the state’s pandemic response.
rhode island
Governor Daniel McKee Extension of Public Health Emergency Earlier this month, we cited the “risk to health and life caused by SARS-CoV-2”. It will expire after September 30th unless renewed.
