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Top Philadelphia news: 8 coronavirus cases in Philly; 1 killed in double shooting; more

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Published on March 16, 2020
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Read on for the most recent top news you may have missed in Philadelphia.

St. Christopher's Hospital for Children confirms ICU doctor tests positive for COVID-19

St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, in North Philadelphia, confirms an ICU doctor has tested presumptive positive for COVID-19.

Read the full story on FOX 29.

Funeral plans set for police corporal shot, killed in line of duty

Funeral plans have been scheduled for Friday for James O'Connor, a Philadelphia police corporal who was shot and killed as he served a homicide warrant at a home in Frankford on Friday. Seating for the funeral mass is extremely limited, due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Read the full story on FOX 29.

State COVID-19 cases rise to 63, Philadelphia reports 8 cases

The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Sunday confirmed 16 additional positive cases of the coronavirus, the majority in the Philadelphia area. That brings the state’s official total to at least 63.

Read the full story on FOX 29.

Woman stabbed during attempted robbery in West Philadelphia

Police say the 35-year-old woman was on a front porch on the 4500 block of Osage Avenue early Sunday morning when she was approached by an unknown male wearing a ski mask and armed with a knife. 

Read the full story on CBS Philly.

1 killed, 1 injured in double shooting in West Philadelphia

Police found bullet holes in a car window on the 3800 block of Hamilton Street early Saturday morning in the Powelton Village neighborhood.  

Read the full story on CBS Philly.


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