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Chicago’s monkeypox cases have hiked past 300, and the city’s health department is urging the public to take added precautions to prevent the spread of the virus.

As monkeypox cases surpass 300 and continue to rise in Chicago, the city’s healthcare officials announced it will focus immunization efforts to individuals who are at high risk for the virus.

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.

The Chicago Department of Public Health is warning city residents not to serve or eat raw oysters that were linked to a norovirus outbreak that has impacted more than a dozen states, including Illinois.

The Chicago Department of Public Health is warning city residents not to serve or eat raw oysters that were linked to a norovirus outbreak that has impacted more than a dozen states, including Illinois.

As Chicago prepares to end its COVID mask and vaccine mandates at the end of the month, metrics show that the city is still seeing significant declines in cases and hospitalizations following the omicron peak last month.

An Illinois appellate court rejected Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s appeal of a lower court’s ruling against a mask mandate in schools, writing the request is “moot” because the governor’s emergency COVID-19 rules already expired.

With coronavirus cases and hospitalizations continuing a rapid decline after a peak in the omicron variant, the commissioner of Chicago’s Department of Public Health says that she hopes that mask and vaccine mandates could be lifted, but cautioned that doing so too early would set back efforts to combat the virus.

Dr. Allison Arwady fielded questions about Chicago’s vaccine and mask mandates as the city sees a downward trend in COVID cases. NBC 5 political reporter Mary Ann Ahern reports.

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 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?

Chicago restaurants will be required to only market “healthy beverages” with kids’ meals across the city, according to a new ordinance from City Council.

The Chicago Department of Public Health says its seeking information on potential COVID cases stemming from the city’s Market Days event, held earlier this month in the Northalsted neighborhood.

Get your masks ready, Chicago. A new indoor mask mandate will go into effect Friday, Aug. 20, for everyone 2 years of age and older, regardless of vaccination status, officials with the Chicago Department of Public Health announced this week.

Due to recent increases in the number of new coronavirus cases in the city, officials with the Chicago Department of Public Health have announced that a new indoor mask mandate will go into effect Friday for all residents 2 years of age and older.

Due to recent increases in the number of new coronavirus cases in the city, officials with the Chicago Department of Public Health have announced that a new indoor mask mandate will go into effect Friday for all residents 2 years of age and older.

The Chicago Magic Lounge in the Andersonville neighborhood is back open with some new COVID protocols in place. LeeAnn Trotter reports.