Air travelers flying into New England’s second busiest airport will soon need to check-in with officials upon arrival as region works to curb the spread of coronavirus.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced Monday that the state will implement a certification process from travelers from more than a dozen states where COVID-19 cases continue to rise.

“Before you get on that plane in Miami Beach to come up to Bradley Airport, know that we will be asking you where to self-quarantine to make sure you are taking this seriously,” Lamont said. “Let’s see how that goes for a couple of weeks. If we find we still have a lot of leaks in the bucket, we can think about other disincentives to make sure people take it even more seriously.”

The states involved are: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Utah.

The states were included on the list as they have a daily positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents or a state with a 10% or higher positivity rate over a 7-day rolling average. The list of states included on the travel advisory will be updated weekly.

Travelers will be required to provide details on where they intend to quarantine. The state previously ordered people traveling into Connecticut from any of those states to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival. including both Connecticut residents and out-of-state visitors.

More than 56,000 new cases of COVID-19 were reported nationwide on Monday. Florida set a new single-day record on Saturday with 15,300 COVID-19 cases - higher than New York at the state’s peak this spring. As of Monday, Florida health officials reported 243,230 total cases, a total higher than several nations, including Italy which was hit hard by the virus.

COVID-19 hospitalizations in Connecticut peaked at just under 2,000 patients in late April and have dropped in weeks since.

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