PHILADELPHIA - The CDC says Philadelphia is now seeing ‘substantial’ community spread of COVID-19.According to the CDC’s Data Tracker, ‘substantial’ transmission means there have been 50-99.99 total new cases per 100,000 persons in the last seven days.

As of Monday, Philadelphia was one of 605 counties in the U.S. to fall into the substantial transmission category, while 1,923, or nearly 60% of U.S.

counties fall under ‘high transmission.’ CDC data indicates last week’s number of new cases was up more than 14% over the previous week at 52.33 new cases per 100,000 persons.

According to the city’s vaccine dashboard, 62% of adults in Philadelphia, age 18 and up, have been fully vaccinated. Additionally, 75% of adults 18 and up have received at.

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US sending 837K Pfizer shots to Caribbean amid anti-vaccine protests

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Today's Public Health Scotland Covid Infection rate data as 1,498 new cases reported

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Wastewater analysis shows another massive COVID-19 surge in Saskatchewan, more variants

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Covid testing at Kilmarnock's Grand Hall scrapped as iconic building turns back entertainment venue

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