“We are seeing an increase, but I’m thinking it’s going to be probably more like what we saw during alpha and during delta (variant waves), as opposed to this really out-of-control (surge) that we saw during omicron,” Dr. Allison Arwady said.
COVID-19 case numbers continue to rise in Chicago and in its public school system, but the city’s top doctor said there is “nothing alarming at this point.”
“We are seeing an increase, but I’m thinking it’s going to be probably more like what we saw during alpha and during delta , as opposed to this really out-of-control that we saw during omicron,” public health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady said Tuesday during an online question-and-answer session., which accounts for just over half of COVID-19 infections in Chicago, according to city data.
Chicago is logging 284 daily coronavirus cases, up from 214 cases per day last week. Chicago Public Schools, meanwhile, recorded 295 student and 119 staff cases last week, an increase from 199 student and 65 staff cases the prior week. CPS CEO Pedro Martinez, who joined Arwady in answering questions about COVID-19, said he is “very, very optimistic” about the pandemic outlook. The new numbers come three weeks afterand days before students and staff members begin a weeklong spring break.
Chicago public health commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady, right, and CPS CEO Pedro Martinez give a COVID-19 update in December.
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