"The City's COVID Response Levels are set to move to Level 2: Mask Precautions should the number of cases continue rising like they have been. The Health Department knows that this feels quick, but we want to head off this wave before it gets going," a spokesperson said.
As doctors predicted, COVID-19 case numbers are ticking back up due to a rapid spread of the latest omicron variant BA.2.SEE ALSO:"The test positivity numbers are rising in Montgomery County and Philadelphia City. The number of cases per day are rising a little bit," said Dr. Darren Mareiniss, with Einstein Medical Center's Department of Emergency Medicine.
Doctors say the BA.2 variant is more infectious than the first omicron strain but isn't more deadly. They also say this new variant makes up for 60% of infections in Maryland, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania."I would say that these numbers are an increase but they are certainly nothing like what we saw in late December and early January," he said.
As COVID-19 precautions fluctuate, Mareiniss said everyone needs to remember, that this is a long haul. "Pandemics occur with local epidemics. Local surges up and down and once the wave goes down we can have less caution," he said.
That city has other stuff to worry about instead of the dumbass masks.
So just Philadelphia & Montgomery county wow just these areas wow are the migrants that were let loose in my city vaccinated? Thanks mayor
It’s sad libtards actually believe masks will rid us of COVID. No mention of hospitalizations in the article either PHLPublicHealth 🤡🤡 Guess I won’t be going out in Philly. You won’t be happy til the entire city is boarded up.
Mask don't even work fr nor the Vax..
Let it go already. Nobody will listen. Can’t believe people who feel completely healthy still go get tested. They have completely f-Ed your minds
Corrupt
Stop getting tested if you are vaccinated.
Safety 1st!
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It’s over , people are done with this. If you got vaxed then you are fine. If you did not get vaxed then it’s on you to worry about your own health and the odds of dieing are still small. Most People will not comply, it’s over.