Mayor Kenney Announces Liacouras Center Open For COVID-19 Patients

The facility is set up as a surge facility should city hospitals need it.

ORDERING SYSTEM HAS BEENUNABLE TO MEET OVERWHELMINGCUSTOMER DEMAND.WELL TO DAY INPHILADELPHIA MAYOR KENNEYANNOUNCED LIACOURAS CENTER ATTEMPLE UNIVERSITY IS OPENEDAND READY FOR PATIENTS.THE FACILITY IS SET UP AS ASURGE FACILITY SHOULD CITYHOSPITALS NEED IT.MEANWHILE CITIES HEALTHCOMMISSIONER THERE THOMASFARLEY SAYS TODAY'S NEWS ONTHE NUMBER OF CASES IS MILK.IT LOOKED LIKE WE HIT APLATEAU WHERE WE HAD BEENPRETTY LEVEL OVER ABOUT A WEEKAND NEW CASES PER DAY ANDIGNORE PAST FEW DAYS WHERE WEHAD DAYS THAT WERE INCOMPLETE.WE MAY HAVE HIT A PLATEAU.I CANNOT SAY WE ARE SEEINGDECREASES, WE ARE LOOKINGFORWARD TO SEE DECREASES BUT ICANNOT SAY IT HAS CLEARLYHAPPENED JUST YET.DOCTOR FARLEY EM FAT ISZOOD EVEN AFTER WE HIT A PEAK