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Philly requires masking inside again as COVID-19 hospitalizations rise

Hospitalizations of people with COVID-19 have nearly doubled in the past week, spurring concerns over a case increase some hoped might not lead to a surge in hospitalized people too.

Masked Sixers fans watch pregame warm-ups before the Sixers play the Toronto Raptors in game two of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals playoffs after Philadelphia reinstated an indoor mask mandate on Monday.
Masked Sixers fans watch pregame warm-ups before the Sixers play the Toronto Raptors in game two of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals playoffs after Philadelphia reinstated an indoor mask mandate on Monday.Read moreYONG KIM / Staff Photographer