Philadelphia Region At Or Nearing Coronavirus Peak, Officials Say

Stephanie Stahl reports.

WEATHER WATCHER MATT PETRILLOFOR CBS-3 "EYEWITNESS NEWS".THE PHILADELPHIA REGIONCOULD BE NEAR OR AT THE PEAKOF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAKACCORDING TO OFFICIAL WHOSESAY NUMBERS ARE NOT INCREASINGAS QUICKLY AS THEY HAVE BEEN.HEALTH REPORT ARE STEPHANIESTAHL IS HERE WITH THE UPDATEON PENNSYLVANIA, ANDPHILADELPHIA.HI THERE STEPHANIE.REPORTER: YOU KNOW THINGSARE BETTER BUT WE ARE NOT OUTOF DANGER.THAT IS MESSAGE COMING FROMSTATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS WHOSAY, THAT THE STAY AT HOMEORDERS APPEAR TO BE PAYINGOFF, BUT IT IS NO TIME TO EASEUP.EVEN BEFORE THE DISMALWEATHER, THE STREETS OFPHILADELPHIA HAVE BEEN EMPTYFOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS NOW.OFFICIALS SAY THAT IS HOPINGTO CONTAIN THE SPREAD OF THECOVID-19.EVEN THOUGH PHILADELPHIA ISREPORTING ALMOST 1400 NEWCASES, THE NUMBERS ARESTABILIZING.THE SAME OR PERHAPS DOWNWHICH IS A SIGN OF HOPE.SO FOR ALL OF THOSE WHO ARESTAYING AT HOME, AND FOLLOWINGSTAY AT HOME ORDER, GIVEYOURSELF SOME CREDIT FORPROTECTING YOURSELF AND EACHOTHER.OUTBREAK IS FAR FROM OVER.CASES AND DEATHS CONTINUE TOINCREASE ACROSS THE STATE.JUST NOT AS FAST.STAY AT HOME ORDER IS BEINGCREDITED.THIS HAS BEEN A VERYDIFFICULT AND HARD SACRIFICEFOR PENNSYLVANIANS.BUT A SACRIFICE IS WORKING.OUR CASE COUNT NUMBERSCONTINUE TO GROW, BUT WE ARENOT SEEING THE DOUBLING OFCASES.REPORTER: ENCOURAGING NEWSHAS MANY WONDERING HOW SOON WEMIGHT GET OUR LIVES BACK.THANK YOU TO MY FELLOWGOVERNORS.REPORTER: GOVERNOR WOLF ONTHE GOVERNOR'S CALL STRESSEDTHE IMPORTANCE OF ACOORDINATED EFFORT TO REOPENBUSINESSES AND SAID RIGHT NOWHEALTH CONSIDERATIONS, OUTWEIGH ECONOMIC CONCERNS.YOU ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE AHEALTHY ECONOMY IF YOU HAVE ANUNHEALTHY POPULATION.SEQUENCE IS YOU HAVE TO GETPEOPLE HEALTHY FIRST AND THENYOU CAN RE-OPEN THE ECONOMY.REPORTER: MAYOR KENNEY SENTA LETTER TO CONGRESS ASKINGFOR MORE FEDERAL SUPPORT SAYSHIS BIGGEST WORRY IS THATPEOPLE THINK IT IS SAFE TO GOOUT.MOST IMPORTANT THING HEREIS THAT WE.HAVE A RESURGENCE.REPORTER: THE PEAK ISEXPECTED THIS WEEK INPHILADELPHIA, THE MAYOR'SEXPANDING THE EMERGENCYOPERATIONS CENTER TO BE OPENEDAROUND THE CLOCK AND ALSO HELPCOORDINATE OUTREACH, ALSOTODAY, MONTGOMERY COUNTYOFFICIALS SAY IT IS APPEARINGTHAT THE VIRUS PEAK THEREEARLY LAST WEEK.