Includes Update on City Services Impacted on Columbus Day

PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Department of Public Health today announced 243 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 novel coronavirus in Philadelphia. That brings the number of confirmed cases to 38,451. In addition, the Department of Public Health also announced ten new probable cases from rapid antigen tests.

The Department of Public Health confirmed 13 additional fatalities in Philadelphia. This brings the number of residents who have succumbed to the virus in Philadelphia to 1,830. Of the 1,830 total deaths, 901 (49 percent) were long-term care facility residents.

City Services Impacted on Columbus Day: All City of Philadelphia offices will be closed and City services curtailed on Monday, October 12, in recognition of Columbus Day. The Departments of Licenses and Inspections, Revenue, and Water will not be accepting appointments or providing in-person services to the public on the Concourse Level of the Municipal Services Building on Columbus Day. The City’s eCLIPSE system for online permitting and licensing and online file and payment website at www.phila.gov/pay remain available 24/7.

Trash and recycling will not be collected on Columbus Day. Residents with collections on Monday should set out their trash and recycling for collection on Tuesday, October 13. Trash and recycling collections will be one day behind schedule for the remainder of the week.

The Philly 311 call center will be closed on Columbus Day, however, residents can still submit service requests online anytime through the app, web portal, email, and social media. The Water Department Call Center will also be closed on Columbus Day, however residents can still call to report water emergencies at (215) 685-6300.

All City District Health Centers are closed on Columbus Day, as are the North and Northeast Municipal Service Centers; the Marriage License Bureau; all Philadelphia Parks & Recreation facilities; the Free Library of Philadelphia and all of its branches. Field offices of the Department of Licenses and Inspectors remain closed to non-employees.

The executive offices of the Philadelphia Parking Authority, as well as its Violations branch, at 9th and Filbert Streets will be closed. All parking regulations will remain in effect.

All Philadelphia Department of Prisons facilities remain closed to civilian visitors due to COVID-19 precautions.

Note that a news release with COVID case counts will not be issued on Monday, October 12. 

City offices will reopen on Tuesday, October 13, 2020.

Satellite Election Offices will be OPEN on Columbus Day. All satellite election offices are open seven days a week and will remain open through Election Day, November 3.

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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