Philadelphia Officials Continuing To Make Sure Residents Adhere To Stay-At-Home Order, Social Distancing Guidelines

Natasha Brown reports.

CAUGHT VIOLATING THE ORDER ANDPOLICE COMMISSIONER'S NOTRULING OUT PEOPLE GET AGORESTED.TODAY PHILADELPHIAOFFICIALS ONCE AGAINREITERATED THE IMPORTANCE OFSOCIAL DISTANCING WHEN ITCOMES TO CUTTING DOWN ON THESPREAD OF THE VIRUS.NATASHA BROWN JOINS US FROMFAIRMOUNT WITH TODAY'SDEVELOPMENTS, NATASHA.REPORTER: UKEE, GOODAFTERNOON TO YOU.CITY OFFICIALS ARE CONTINUINGTO MAKE SURE THATPHILADELPHIANS ARE ADHERING TOSOCIAL DISTANCING ORDERS ANDSTAY AT HOME ORDERS AS THENUMBER OF THE CORONAVIRUSCASES, JUMP TOPS MORE THAN2400 NOW.NOW EARLIER TODAY MAYOR SAIDTHOUSANDS OF SIGNS HAVE BEENPOSTED AT CITY PARKS, PLAYGROUND, BASKETBALL RIMS AREBEING REMOVED TO ENSURE NOLARGE GATHERING, NOW SINCEYESTERDAY THERE HAVE BEEN 330NEW CASES IN THE CITY AND NINENEW DEATHS.CITY OFFICIALS ARE URGINGFOLLOW HOOKS SEE LARGEGATHERINGS TO CALL 311.MEANTIME TRASH, RECYCLING ISBEING IMPACTED BY COVID-19CRISIS.STARTING NEXT WEEKRECYCLING MATERIALS WILL BECOLLECT ON A EVERY OTHER WEEKSCHEDULE, RESIDENTS SHOULDHOLD RECYCLING MATERIALS FORTHE WEEK OF MONDAY APRIL 6THTHROUGH SATURDAY APRIL 11TH.RECYCLING COLLECTIONS WILLRESUME ON MONDAY APRIL 13THWITH EVERY OTHER WEEKCOLLECTIONS RUNNING THROUGHMAY 15TH OR FURTHER.REPORTER: HEALTH OFFICIALSALSO SAID TODAY THAT THEY ARESEEING A RISE IN CLUSTER CASESESPECIALLY IN THE CITIESPRISONS.THIRTY-ONE INMATES HAVE TESTEDPOSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS ANDTHEY ARE ALSO NOW START TO GOIMPLEMENT SOCIAL DISTANCING,STRATEGIES THERE IN PRISONPOPULATIONS AS WELL.REPORTING LIVE HERE IN