Allison Arwady

Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson has indicated that he would at least be open to a change of leadership at the Chicago Department of Public Health, but the city’s top doctor is hopeful that she can stay on in her position.

Health experts are watching a new COVID subvariant closely, and it’s causing at least one symptom that hasn’t been associated with COVID before. NBC 5’s Health and Wellness Reporter Lauren Petty reports.

Top two local officials, Chicago’s Department of Public Health commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady and Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White, have tested positive for COVID.

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, his office announced Thursday, the same day Chicago’s top doctor also revealed she had contracted the virus.

Dr. Allison Arwady, Chicago’s Department of Public Health commissioner, has tested positive for COVID, a statement from the department said Thursday.

With the spread of several new subvariants of omicron, Chicago’s top doctor is offering advice to residents in the event that they test positive for COVID-19, including the first thing they should do.

COVID-19 case numbers and hospitalizations have dropped in recent weeks across Chicago, but some question whether smaller case counts can be attributed to an uptick in at-home COVID tests. As of Thursday, the Chicago Department of Public Health reported an average of 675 confirmed cases each day, a 22% decline from a week prior. However, Dr. Allison Arwady, the commissioner…

Chicago’s COVID-19 community risk level is now at medium. But as the use of at-home coronavirus tests becomes widespread, questions about the accuracy of the city’s COVID metrics are also increasing.

As cases of the omicron variant soar nationwide, health officials assert getting a booster shot and the COVID-19 offer the best protection, but wearing a face mask is also crucial in limiting the spread of the virus.

As Chicago starts to see some declines in key coronavirus metrics, the city’s top doctor isn’t ready to say that the omicron peak has passed, but said that the city’s response to the surge is giving her hope that things could be heading in a better direction.

Chicago’s top doctor took questions Tuesday about CPS, the surge in COVID cases, and when we may see a peak in omicron cases. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski has the story.

As cases of the omicron variant soar nationwide, health officials assert getting a booster shot and the COVID-19 vaccine offer the best protection, but wearing a face mask is also crucial in limiting the spread of the virus.

Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady discussed what to know about various mask options—cloth, surgical, KN95, and N95— and which mask you should be wearing.

If you test positive for COVID and isolate, do you need a negative test before you can see people again? What if you were exposed but have no symptoms?