Chicago�s top doctor said Sunday that there are no current plans for again imposing pandemic-related closures, despite a spike in COVID-19 cases.

Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady urged people to get vaccinated and to wear masks indoors, no matter their vaccination status.

�We have no goal or current plans to close down Chicago again,� she said during a rare Sunday news conference. �But we need people please once again to step up.�

Chicago lifted most pandemic-related restrictions in June amid dropping infections. But things have changed. Chicago�s average number of daily cases is 208, which is up 58% from last week when it was 131, according to the health department.

Arwady and Mayor Lori Lightfoot also defended holding Lollapalooza, a decision that�s drawn criticism for packing hundreds of thousands of people in a lakefront park. Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who�d planned to attend, skipped the event �out of an abundance of caution, with cases on a sharply increasing trajectory,� his spokeswoman told WMAQ-TV.

Lightfoot said 90% of attendees were vaccinated. She praised Lollapalooza�s organizers for doing �an incredible job� working with health officials on safety protocols. The festival ends Sunday.

�I feel very good about what we�ve done,� Lightfoot said. �Obviously we�ll know a little more in a week to 10 days.�

(AP)