Gov. Tom Wolf Expands Pennsylvania Stay-At-Home Order

Natasha Brown reports.

ANNOUNCED ALL PHILADELPHIAPUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL REMAINCLOSED INDEFINITELY.GOVERNOR TOM WOLF'SSPANNING PENNSYLVANIA'S STAYAT HOME ORDER, SO FAR 514PEOPLE HOFF TESTED POSITIVEFOR COVID-19 HAVE BEENHOSPITALIZED.NATASHA BROWN JOINS WITH US ANEW ACTION THAT PENNSYLVANIAOFFICIALS ARE TAKING TO SLOWTHE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS,NATASHA.REPORTER: GOOD AFTERNOON TOYOU GUESS CONTACT STAY AT HOMEORDERS HAVE BEEN EXPANDEDTHROUGHOUT THE STATE ANDFEDERAL DISASTER RELIEF FUNDSARE ON THE WAY TO HELP IN THEFIGHT AGAINST THE CORONAVIRUSOUTBREAK.DAILY UPDATE FROM PENNSYLVANIAHEALTH OFFICIALS, STARTS WITHTHE DAILY REMINDER OF HOWQUICKLY THE CORONAVIRUS ISSPREADING.AS OF 12:00 A.M.

THISMORNING WE HAVE 756 NEW CASES,OF COVID-19.THIS BRINGS OUR STATEWIDETOTAL TO 4,843 PENNSYLVANIANSWHO HAVE TESTED POSITIVE NOWIN 60 COUNTIES.REPORTER: RISE IN CASESCOMES THE NEED FOR MORE STAYAT HOME ORDERS FOR SEVENCOUNTIES IN THE STATE.MORE RESIDENTS HAVE UP ANDDOWN AND PRACTICE SOCIALDISTANCING DURING THISPANDEMIC.AS WE ARE SEEING CASESINCREASE IN REGIONS THROUGHOUTPENNSYLVANIA, IT IS ESSENTIALTHAT WE STAY CALM, STAY HOME,AND STAY SAFE REPORTPENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR TOMWOLF'S REQUEST FOR MAJORDISASTER DECLARATION HAS BEENAPPROVED MEANING FEDERALFUNDING WILL SUPPORT ALLLEVELS OF THE GOVERNMENT ASSTATE OFFICIALS WORK TO SLOWTHE SPREAD OF THE COVID-19CORONAVIRUS.WELL, PENNSYLVANIA HEALTHOFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE NOTSEEING EXPONENTIAL DAILYSPIKES LIKE THEY ARE SEEING INOTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY ANDTHEY DO REPORT THAT IS GOODNEWS AT THIS POINT, AGAIN,THEY ARE URGING PEOPLE TO JUSTSTAY CALM, STAY HOME ANDPLEASE CONTINUE TO SOCIALDISTANCE SO WE CAN CONTINUE TOMAKE SURE WE DO NOT HAVE THOSESPIKES.