Reopening Process In Pennsylvania Continues With 13 Additional Counties Moving Into Yellow Phase Next Week

Natasha Brown reports.

BUSINESS TOSS OPEN TOCUSTOMERS WITH STRICT SOCIALDISTANCING AND OTHER LIMITS.REOPENING PROCESSCONTINUES IN PENNSYLVANIA.MORE COUNTIES ENTER YELLOWPHASE TODAY AND ANOTHER 12WILL GET YELLOW NEXT WEEK.NATASHA BROWNIES IN FAIRMOUNTTHIS EVENING WITH MORE ONTODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT, NATASHA.REPORTER: UKEE, GOODEVENING TO YOU.JUST AS GOVERNOR ANNOUNCEDMORE COUNTY REOPENINGS, THISAREA AND THIS REGION IS STILLLIKELY WEEKS AWAY FROM THATPHASE.MANY ARE NOT HAPPY ABOUT THEGOVERNOR'S GRADUAL APPROACH TOREOPENING.MORE PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIESWILL BE MOVING INTO THE YELLOWREOPENING PHASE BEGINNING NEXTWEEK JOINING 37 OTHER COUNTIESALL RED ANY THAT ZONE.BEGINNING AT 12:01 A.M.FRIDAY MAY 22ND, 12 MORECOUNTIES WILL ENTER YELLOWTHEY ARE ADAMS, BEAVER,CARBON, COLUMBIA, CUMBERLAND,JUNIATA, MIFFLIN, PERRY,SUSQUEHANNA, WYOMING, WAYNEAND YORK.REPORTER: GOVERNOR TOM WOLFIS CONTINUING A CADENCEDMEASURED APPROACH TO REOPENINGTHE COMMONWEALTH.DENSELY POPULATED PHILADELPHIAAND SOUTHEASTERN REGION OF THESTATE REMAIN IN A RESTRICT REDZONE AS STAY AT HOME ORDERSSTAY THROUGH JUNE 4TH.IF YOU LIVE IN ONE OF THE18 COUNT THAT IS REMAINS INTHE RED ZONE YOU MAY FEELDISAPPOINTED OR FRUSTRATEDRIGHT NOW.AS THE LEAD OTHER THIS HAVECOMMONWEALTH I'M RESPONSIBLEFOR HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ALLPENNSYLVANIANS AND I CANNOTAND WILL IN THE LET THIS VIRUSRAVAGE OUR COMMUNITIES.I HAVE GO THE TO TAKESERIOUSLY THE ADVICE OFSCIENTISTS, MEDICALPROFESSIONALS ANDEPIDEMIOLOGISTS.REPORTER: EIGHTEEN COUNTIESREMAIN IN THE RED PHASE BUTHEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARESEEING PROGRESS ACROSS THESTATE DUE TO MORE TESTING,SOCIAL DISTANCING AND STAY ATHOME ORDERS.ACROSS THE STATE THE RATEOF INFECTION, AND, DECLINING,AND, AND, AND, THAT IS GOODNEWS AND CAREFULLY,COORDINATED, OPENING.REPORTER: HUNDREDS OFPEOPLE PROTESTED IN HARRISBURGPENNSYLVANIA ON FRIDAY, HOPINGTO SEE THE COMMONWEALTH BACKUPAND RUNNING RIGHT NOW.WELL, GOVERNOR WITH STATEIN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITHPHILADELPHIA OFFICIALS, JUSTTRYING TO MAKE SURE THEY STAYON TOP OF THE CASE COUNT INTHIS AREA AND FATALITY RATE ASWELL MAKING SURE THEY ARETRYING TO COME UP WITH AREOPENING PLANNING ONCE WE GET