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COVID Surge Leads to Last-Minute New Years’ Eve Plans in Philadelphia

By Peter Crimmins | WHYY
Published December 31, 2021 at 9:35 PM EST
In this file photo, fireworks are launched from a barge in the Delaware River as seen from Penn's Landing.
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In this file photo, fireworks are launched from a barge in the Delaware River as seen from Penn's Landing.

The surge of new COVID cases in the past two weeks has caused some last-minute changes to Philadelphia’s New Years' Eve plans. WHYY's Peter Crimmins reports.

(Original air-date: 12/31/21)
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