Second Wave Of Coronavirus Likely To Hit Philadelphia Region, Researcher Says

Stephanie Stahl reports.

THE RED CROSS IS PROVIDINGASSISTANCE TO ABOUT A DOZENPEOPLE.AT LEAST NINE STATES HAVEREPORTED RECORD INCREASES INCORONAVIRUS CASES OVER THEPAST THREE DAYS.HOSPITALIZATIONS HIT NEW HIGHSIN TEXAS FOR THE THIRD DAY INA ROW.SO COULD A RESURGENCE BEHEADED OUR WAY?

HEALTHREPORTER STEPHANIE STAHL HASANSWERS FROM EXPERTS AT PENNWHO ARE TRACKING THIS VIRUS.STEPHANIE.Reporter: HI, JESSICA.RISKY BEHAVIOR DURING APANDEMIC HAS CONSEQUENCES.RESEARCHERS AT PENN AND CHOPSAYING THEY ARE SEEING CLEARPATTERNS WITH THE SPREAD OFCOVID-19.PEOPLE ARE OUT IN TEXASWITHOUT MASKS.HOSPITALIZATIONS THERE HAVECLIMBED MORE THAN 50% SINCEMEMORIAL DAY.AROUND THE COUNTRY, HOSPITALCASES HAVE SPIKED IN AT LEAST14 STATES.AND AT LEAST 19 STATES HAVEINCREASES IN THEIR AVERAGE OFNEW COVID-19 CASES COMPARED TOABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO.THAT INCLUDES FLORIDA WHERENEW INFECTIONS REACHED MORETHAN 2,000 ON SATURDAY ANDSUNDAY.PEOPLE DON'T SEEM TO BEFOLLOWING THE BASIC GUIDELINESTHAT WERE SECOND WHENREOPENING INCLUDING MASKWEARING, AVOIDING BIG CROWDSINDOORS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.Reporter: JEFFREY MORRISIS THE DIRECTOR OFBIOSTATISTICS AT PENN AND ISINVOLVED WITH SEVERAL COVID-19RESEARCH PROJECTS.HE SAYS THE NORTHEASTINCLUDING PENNSYLVANIA NEWJERSEY AND DELAWARE HAVE DONEA GOOD JOB OF CONTAININGSPREAD OF THE VIRUS.WHY DO YOU THINK THIS AREA HASDONE BETTER.I KNOW WHEN I'M OUT ANDABOUT, I SEE PEOPLE WEARINGMASKS.Reporter: A GRAND JURYLIFTING OF RESTRICTIONS...RESTRICTIONS,.HIS RESEARCH SHOWS THERE WILLPROBABLE BE A SECOND WAVE INTHE PHILADELPHIA AREA BUT NOTAS BAD AS OTHER PARTS OF THECOUNTRY AS PEOPLE CONTINUE TOFOLLOW HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS.SO WHAT MAKES THIS VIRUSESPECIALLY TRICKY COMPARED TOOTHER RESPIRATORY VIRUSES ISTHAT IT SEEMS TO SPREAD AGREAT DEAL FROM PEOPLE WHO AREASYMPTOMATIC.Reporter: WHETHERCARRIERS HAVE SYMPTOMS OR NOT,THE VIRUS APPEARS TO SPREADMORE EASILY INSIDE.NOW THE PENN RESEARCHERS ALSOSAY COVID-19 WILL BE AROUNDFOR AWHILE AND THAT WE SHOULDLEARN TO LIVE WITH IT SAFELYAND THAT THE BIGGEST DANGER ISFOR THE ELDERLY ESPECIALLY