PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley on Wednesday said he expects an increase in COVID-19 related deaths to follow an uptick in coronavirus infection across the city. "Case rates of COVID infection right now in Philadelphia are rising, we're at more than 400 cases per day," Farley told reporters at the grand opening of the city's seventh vaccination clinic.Farley said the number of hospitalizations in Philadelphia is also climbing which he expects will lead to more deaths. "We know that deaths tend to lag behind [hospitalizations], so I would expect we're going to have an increase in deaths from COVID, I hate to say that but I can expect it based on the numbers we're seeing right now," Farley said.MORE: Philadel.