PHILADELPHIA - Despite public frustration and a pending lawsuit, Philadelphia is reinforcing its indoor mask mandate Monday.
One week ago, Philadelphia's Department of Public Health announced the reinstatement of the city's indoor mask mandate after a rise in COVID-19 cases.
The department said coronavirus cases increased by more than 50% in a ten-day span in the city where there's now an average of 142 new cases per day, according to Health Commissioner Dr.
Cheryl Bettigole. "This looks like we may be at the start of a new COVID wave like Europe just saw," she said.While hospitalizations remain low, Bettigole says Philadelphia no longer meets the threshold for the All Clear tier. "Our city remains open.