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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Courtney Kueppers

RARE PHOTOS: Arwady expresses cautious optimism on monkeypox | Vintage Vibes

Healthcare workers prepare syringes with the monkeypox vaccine at a Monkeypox vaccination site in West Garfield Park late last month. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

Chicago’s top doctor showed cautious optimism Tuesday on the spread of the monkeypox virus as cases in the city may be starting to plateau.

As of Tuesday, there have been 793 monkeypox cases reported in Chicago since the outbreak began in June. There have been 113 new cases reported from last week, compared to 138 and 141 cases the prior two weeks.

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