PHILADELPHIA, Pa - Philadelphia reinstated its indoor mask mandate on Monday, making it the only city in the U.S.
to take the step back with restrictions. RELATED: Philadelphia mask mandate to be reinstated April 18 amid rising COVID-19 case countsIn the announcement, Philadelphia Health Commissioner Dr.
Cheryl Bettigole said the city is now averaging 142 new cases per day. Betigole joined FOX 29's Alex Holley and Karen Hepp on Good Day Philadelphia to discuss why Philadelphia has moved back to the Mask Precautions response tier.
She said the omicron variant of the virus caused more than 700 deaths in a three-month span in the city and the new BA.2 variant is causing what she thinks is a new wave.