New Signs Of Hope That Philadelphia Is Turning Corner

Natasha Brown reports.

"EYEWITNESS NEWS" AT FIVE.REPORTING LIVE I'M MATTPETRILLO FOR CBS-3 "EYEWITNESSNEWS".OKAY MATT, THANK YOU.THERE ARE NEW SIGNS OFHOPE THAT PHILADELPHIA'S STARTTO GO TURN THE CORNER BUT CITYIS STRUGGLING MID THEPANDEMIC.NATASHA BROWN, EXPLAINS.REPORTER: PHILADELPHIAHEALTH OFFICIALS ARE TOUTINGGOOD NEWS IN THE DOWN WHAT HADWARD SPIRAL IN THE FIGHTAGAINST COVID-19.WE HAVE ZERO NEW CONFIRMEDDEATHS FROM THIS TIMEYESTERDAY, TOTAL OF 800, ANDTHAT IS A GOOD NUMBER, BUTALSO, IT IS REMEMBER IF WE GETPEOPLE TEST RESULTS, THEN WEHAVE TWO OR THREE PEOPLECONFIRMED AS HAVING DIED FROMTHE CORONAVIRUS INFECTION.WE WOULD EXPECT TO HAVE MOREDEATHS RECORDED IN THE COMINGDAYS.REPORTER: CITY REPORTS 102NEW POSITIVE CASES WITH THETOTAL OF MORE THAN 18,300.AND STILL A FAR CRY FROM APLAN TO REOPEN PHILADELPHIA.WE'RE STILL SEEING HUNDREDSOF CASES PER DAY.EPIDEMIC IS STILL HERE.PLENTY OF CASES IN THE CITY.REPORTER: HEALTH OFFICIALSAND CITY LEADERS CONTINUE TOBATTLE THE CAN VIRUS OUTBREAKANOTHER BATTLE IS TAKING PLACEON THE STREETS OF PHILADELPHIAAS SHOOTING RISE.FIVE PEOPLE SHOT AND ONESTABBED DURING A VIOLENTMOTHERS DAY WEEKEND.I WISH PEOPLE WOULD PUTASIDE THEIR BEEFS, PUT ASIDETHEIR ANGER TOWARDS EACHOTHER, KEEP OUR INTENSE CAREBEDS OPENED AND DO SOMETHINGRIGHT FOR YOUR FAMILY ANDFRIEND AND YOUR NEIGHBORHOODBY PUTTING THE GUNS DOWN ANDSTOPPING.REPORTER: GUN VIOLENCE ISPLAQUING PHILADELPHIA EVEN ASCORONAVIRUS CONTINUES TOJEOPARDIZE LIVES.NEARLY 495 PEOPLE HAVE BEENSHOT IN THE CITY SO FAR THISYEAR.CITY OFFICIALS TRYING TOBALANCE A PANDEMIC, ALONG WITHAN EPIDEMIC OF GUN VIOLENCE.BOTH CLAIMING LIVES.IN THE MEANTIME WE WILLCONTINUE TO ARREST PEOPLEVIOLATING OR CARRYING A GUN,OBVIOUSLY ANYBODY SHOOTSANYONE OR KILLS SOMEONE WEWILL ARREST TELL.I'M AT MY WITT'S END WITH THISBECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE TIME