Philadelphia health leaders warned Thursday that in the past three weeks, reported Covid-19 infections have more than doubled and hospitalizations have nearly doubled as well
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"The entire Philadelphia region is seeing COVID-19 cases rise dangerously," Health Commissioner Dr. Cheryl Bettigole said in a statement, but added health officials will not be reinstating a mask mandate at this time."We strongly recommend that every Philadelphian and visitors wear a mask whenever they're indoors in public.
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