Coronavirus Still Circulating Despite Progress, Health Officials Say

Stephanie Stahl reports.

MORE THAN 9700 CASES AND 388SOULS HAVE LOST THEIR LIVESDUE TO THE VIRUS.COVID-19 CASES ON THEDECLINE IN ALL THREE STATESOUR REGION IS SLOWLY, SLOWLYLIFTING STAY AT HOMERESTRICTIONS.HEALTH REPORTER STEPHANIESTAHL HAS THE LATEST HEALTHUPDATE FROM THE TRI-STATEREGION.Reporter: UKEE HEALTHOFFICIALS WARN JUST BECAUSETHERE HAS BEEN SOME PROGRESS,THE CORONAVIRUS IS STILLCIRCULATING AND PEOPLE NEED TOCONTINUE TO WEAR MASKS ANDSOCIAL DISTANCE BUT THERESUMPTION OF OUR LIVES IS NOWUNDER WAY.TODAY I THINK YOU KNOW WEREACHED A LANDMARK IN OURFIGHT AGAINST COVID-19.Reporter: WITH THE WHOLESTATE OF PENNSYLVANIA NOW OUTOF THE RED, SHUTDOWN PHASEGOVERNOR WOLF SAYS AS CASESOVERALL CONTINUE TO DECLINE,THE STATE MOVES INTO A NEWPHASE.OUR NEW PLAN OF ACTION ISTRANSITIONING TO ONE OF ICE --IDENTIFY, ISOLATE ANDELIMINATE.Reporter: WITHPHILADELPHIA AND THESURROUNDING COUNTIES NOW INTHE YELLOW PHASE, THERE'S ALIMITED REOPENING OFBUSINESSES AND SHOPPING,OUTDOOR DINING IS ALLOWEDEXCEPT IN PHILADELPHIA.THAT'S BEEN DELAYED A WEEKBECAUSE OF THE PROTESTS.AS OUR STATE MOVES TOWARDSREOPENING, WE ALL NEED TOREMEMBER TO STAY ALERT.Reporter: IN NEW JERSEY,THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED HE'SEXTENDING THE PUBLIC HEALTHEMERGENCY EVEN THOUGH THECASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUE TOGO DOWN.EVEN WITH THE GOOD NEWS, WECANNOT LET UP.Reporter: THE CONTINUEDSTATE OF EMERGENCY GIVESOFFICIALS MORE FLEXIBILITYRESPONDING TO A CRISIS ANDALLOWS THE STATE TO RECEIVEFEDERAL AID.NEW JERSEY WILL ENTER STAGETWO OF ITS REOPENING PLAN ONJUNE 15TH.WE WILL MOVE FORWARD BUT WEMUST CONTINUE TO DO SORESPONSIBLY.REMEMBER, COMMON SENSE FOR THECOMMON GOOD.Reporter: LIKE NEWJERSEY, DELAWARE WILL ALSOMOVE INTO ITS NEXT PHASE OFREOPENING JUNE 15TH AS CASESOF CORONAVIRUS ALSO CONTINUETO DECLINE THERE.I'M PLEASED TO REPORT SOMEVERY POSITIVE NEWS.THIS HAS BEEN AN EXERCISE INASSURING THE PUBLIC HEALTH ANDA STRONG ECONOMY.IT'S NOT AN EITHER/ORPROPOSITION.IT'S A BOTH.Reporter: AND ALSO TODAYTHE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN NEWJERSEY ISSUED A CONSUMERWARNING ABOUT FALSE ORMISLEADING COVID-19 TESTINGSAYING PEOPLE SHOULDUNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENT TYPESOF TESTS BEING MARKETED AND