PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Department of Public Health today announced 76 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 novel coronavirus in Philadelphia. That brings the number of confirmed cases to 35,901.

The Department of Public Health confirmed two additional fatalities in Philadelphia. This brings the number of residents who have succumbed to the virus in Philadelphia to 1,787. Of the 1,787 total deaths, 883 (49%) were long-term care facility residents.

Launch of PickupPHL: Mayor Jim Kenney and the Streets Department today announced the launch of PickupPHL, a new public-facing, interactive tool designed to provide direct access to the City’s residential sanitation services. PickupPHL is an interactive web map that allows residents to view and track the status of daily trash and recycling collections. The new online platform goes live on October 1. 

“Clean and safe streets are one of our residents’ top priorities,” said Mayor Jim Kenney. “With PickupPHL residents now have almost real-time access to track trash and recycling collections. This new tool further demonstrates our Administration’s commitment to transparency and accountability in City services.”

PickupPHL enables users to view the progress of trash and recycling collections by providing direct access to the Sanitation Division’s truck routing system. For the first-time the public can see the daily progress of the Streets Department’s residential collection routes. PickupPHL allows users to view and track residential collections for trash and recycling, determine if a block has been visited by a trash, recycling or both trucks and identify where collections are taking place daily.

Daily Trash and Recycling Update: Residents can check the daily trash and recycling update blog post to see the current status of trash and recycling collections.

  • Trash: On schedule, residents should put out trash on their regular collection day.
  • Recycling: On schedule, residents should put out recycling on their regular collection day.

Testing Site Map: A testing site finder at phila.gov/testing helps people find a free COVID-19 test in Philadelphia. Anyone can search for a site by address, click on a map location for specific site information, and filter by day of week and by drive-thru or walk-up.

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