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And now, Preston and Steve's news update with Kathy Romano.

It is Wednesday and is July 29th.

Good morning, Kathy.

Good morning in the news this morning.

Philadelphia health officials said Tuesday they have postponed the start of indoor dining in the city to no earlier than September 1st. The previous date was August 1st. The news comes as Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley announced 142 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Philadelphia on Tuesday. That brings the number of confirmed cases to 29,945. The city reported no new deaths on

Tuesday, but Farley said the city is in its second wave. We are recommending people not participate

in gatherings of any size, Farley said, and when you are around your relatives, you should wear a

mask. Farley also introduced the city's new contact tracing program. He said the health department

staff will call

people who have tested positive for COVID-19 and ask them to isolate. Staff will ask the names

and contact information of anyone that they've had close contact with. Workers will then call

the contacts and inform them that they may have been exposed to the virus and ask them to quarantine

for 14 days. Kathy, they also said that they're going to be sending out bags of seeds as well.

Hey, my cousin got...

Oh, got the seed bag?

No, didn't get seeds.

Got cheap sunglasses.

Oh, all right.

He posted a picture yesterday.

Staff will then follow up with the contacts every day to see if they have symptoms or any outstanding

needs to facilitate the process.

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