here is abc7 reporter leah melendez. leah: the cdc is reporting 4600 cases of mucky pox have been reported in the u.s. -- of monkeypox have been reported in the u.s. this man of san francisco was diagnosed with monkeypox earlier in the week. >> i was in denial. there has got to be some other way. it has been over a month. i have not had sex. how can this be? leah: the lay-ins, melendez -- lesions, melendez confirmed, are extremely painful. >> they gave me some type of loaded came cream, which has not helped. and they also provided me with like it in -- with vicodin, and it also did not help with the pain. leah: as more cases emerge, the fda announced it has approved the release of 786,000 doses over the coming weeks. san francisco is expecting about 4200 this week. late this afternoon, san francisco declared a public health emergency. the biden administration is expected to do the same. that announcement will come from the secretary of the department of health and human services. >> we will weigh any decision on declaring

turning to leah melendez from the newsroom with what this means. >> while we wait for the mayor to make that announcement, let's remind everyone san francisco was the first in the nation to declare a stay-at-home order for covid. now the city is once again taking the lead by declaring a public health emergency because of the spread of monkeypox. you are looking at a live picture of the podium, where the mayor will address san franciscans shortly. new york city, los angeles, big cities with a large number of cases, have yet to declare any kind of emergency. new york state came close, but issued a declaration, calling it an imminent threat to public health. as san francisco waits for more vaccines to arrive, city officials took an important step towards addressing the spread of monkeypox, declaring a public health emergency. the san francisco aids foundation, which has pleaded for more vaccines, applauded today's decision. here's what it means for the city. >> resources that can be allocated in the city as a result of declaring monkeypox a public health emergency will help us in a more ro