Signs Of Hope That Philadelphia Is Turning Corner

Natasha Brown reports.

ADDED A SECOND SITE FORCOVID-19 TESTING AT ROWANUNIVERSITY.THERE ARE NEW SIGNS OFHOPE THAT PHILADELPHIA ISTURNING THE CORNER, BUT THECITY IS STILL STRUGGLING AMIDTHE PANDEMIC.NATASHA BROWN, EXPLAINS.REPORTER: PHILADELPHIAHEALTH OFFICIALS ARE TOUTINGGOOD NEWS IN THE DOWNWARDSPIRAL IN THE FIGHT AGAINSTCOVID-19.WE HAVE ZERO NEW CONFIRMDEATHS FROM THIS TIMEYESTERDAY, PRETTY MUCH A TOTALOF 893 DEATHS, AT THEBEGINNING OF THE ACADEMIC.ZERO WAS A GOOD NUMBER BUTREMEMBER THAT IF WE GET FEWERTEST RESULTS, THEN WE HAVEFEWER PEOPLE WHO ARE CONFIRMEDAS HAVING DIED FROM THECORONAVIRUS INFECTION.WE WOULD EXPECT TO HAVE MOREDEATHS RECORDED IN THE COMINGDAYS.REPORTER: CITY REPORTS 102NEW POSITIVE CASES WITH THETOTAL OF MORE THAN 18,300, ANDSTILL FAR CRY FROM THE PLAN TOREOPEN PHILADELPHIA.WE'RE STILL SEEING HUNDREDSOF CASES PER DAY, EPIDEMIC ISSTILL SEEING PLENTY OFPATIENTS IN THE CITY.REPORTER: WHILE HEALTHOFFICIALS AND CITY LEADERSCONTINUE TO BATTLE THECORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK ANOTHERBATTLE IS TAKING PLACE ON CITYOF PHILADELPHIA AS SHOOTINGSRISE.FIVE PEOPLE SHOT ONE STABBEDDURING A VIOLENT MOTHERS DAYWEEKEND.I WISH PEOPLE WOULD PUTASIDE THEIR BEEFS, PUT ASIDETHEIR ANGER TOWARD EACH OTHER,KEEP OUR INTENSE, CARE BEDSOPENED AND THEN DO SOMETHINGRIGHT FOR YOUR FAMILY ANDFRIEND AND NEIGHBORHOOD BYPUTTING GUNS DOWN ANDSTOPPING.REPORTER: GUN VIOLENCE ISCONTINUING TO PLACEPHILADELPHIA 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 RESCUE -- PEOPLEVIOLATING OR CARRYING A GUN.OBVIOUSLY ANYBODY SHOOTS ORKILLS ANYONE WE WILL ARRESTED.I'M SOMETIMES AT MY WITT'SEVEN AT THIS.IT SEEMS LIKE THE TIME WHEN