Philadelphia Officials Continuing To Make Sure Residents Adhering To Stay-At-Home Order

Natasha Brown reports.

CAUGHT VIOLATING THE ORDER.THE POLICE COMMISSIONER'S NOTRULING OUT PEOPLE GET AGORESTED.PHILADELPHIA OFFICIALS ARESEEING COMMUNITY SPREAD OF THEVIRUS AND THAT SOCIALDISTANCING IS KEY TO LOWERINGTHE NUMBER OF THE NEW CASES,AND FOR SAVING LIVES.NATASHA BROWN HAS MORE ON WHATTHE CITY'S DOING TO TRY TOPREVENT LARGE GATHERING.CITY OFFICIALS ARECONTINUING TO MAKE SUREPHILADELPHIANS ADHERING TOSOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINEAND STAY AT HOME ORDER ASNUMBER OF THE CORONAVIRUSCASES AND RELATED DEATHSCONTINUE TO RISE.SINCE THIS TIME YESTERDAYWE HAVE HAD 330 NEW CASES ONHAVE CORONA INFECTIONDIAGNOSED IN PHILADELPHIARESIDENTS.BRINGING US TO A TOTAL OF2,430.REPORTER: HEALTH OFFICIALSREPORT NINE NEW DEATHS ANDTHEY ARE CONTINUING TO SEEMORE CASES IN THE PRISONPOPULATION.WE ARE SEEING CLUSTERS ANDCONGREGATION SETTING ASMR. ABERNATHY JUST SAIDINCLUDING NURSING HOMES,BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FACILITIESAND THE CITY'S JAIL.WE HAVE 31 INMATES IN THE CITYYALE THAT TESTED POSITIVE.CITY OFFICIAL OF HISRAMPING UP EFFORT, ALL BASSKENTUCKY BALL RIMS ARE REMOVEDAT CITY PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDREMAIN CLOSED.RESIDENTS WHO NOTICED LARGEGATHERING ARE BEING ASKED TOCALL 311.THE CITY'S TRASH AND RECYCLINGSCHEDULES ARE ALSO BEINGIMPACT BY CAT ROANE A VIEW USARE CRISIS.STARTING NEXT WEEKRECYCLING MATERIALS WILL BECOLLECTED EVERY OTHER WEEKSCHEDULE.RESIDENTS SHOULD HOLDRECYCLING MATERIALS FOR THEWEEK OF MONDAY APRIL 6THTHROUGH SATURDAY APRIL 11TH.RECYCLING COLLECTIONS WILLRESUME MONDAY APRIL 13TH WHEREOTHER WEEK COLLECTIONS RUNNINGTHROUGH MAY 15TH, OR FURTHER.HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THEYARE CONTINUING TO SEE PATIENTSAT OUR COMING FROM NEW YORKAND OTHER SURROUNDING CITIES,IF NECESSARY.DOCTOR FARLY AGAIN SAYINGTODAY THAT THEY ARE IN THETHROWING UP ANY WALLS.THEY ARE IN THE RESTRICTINGPATIENT CARE IN THE HEALTH