(Photo by Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images) NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA - A postal worker in Northeast Philadelphia has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a U.S.
Postal Service spokesperson. The employee works at the Bustleton Station Post Office. The U.S. Postal Service released the following statement reading in part: "The safety and well-being of our employees is one of our highest priorities.
To ensure the health of our employees, we are continuing to follow recommended strategies from the CDC and local health departments.
We also continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation on a nationwide basis." Philadelphia reported 1,072 total coronavirus cases within the city, with nine fatalities.