FOX 29's Lauren Johnson has the latest information. PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney is issuing a stay-at-home order to keep people from leaving home, except to get food, seek medical attention, exercise outdoors, go to a job classified as essential or other important errands that involve personal and public safety.
The order aims to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus as the city sees a rise in positive COVID-19 cases. FULL COVERAGE: CORONAVIRUS There are at least 479 cases of COVID-19 in Pennsylvania and 96 cases in Philadelphia, according to health officials.
Three deaths have been reported statewide. Kenney said people didn’t seem to take his request to stay home seriously, and he wanted “to ramp up the level of concern