Key Takeaways for the Week of October 2, 2025
- There's been an uptick in positive flu tests, meaning that flu is likely starting to spread in the community, which is earlier than last season when there was not much spread until December 2024. Now is a great time to get your flu vaccine from your healthcare provider or pharmacy.
- Positive lab tests for rhinovirus and enterovirus, which causes colds and other respiratory infections, continue to increase.
- Over the last month, the percentage of kids aged 0-4 diagnosed and adults 65+ diagnosed with COVID in the emergency department has been higher than any other age group. COVID-19 wastewater levels in Madison are moderate and high in Oregon. There are some signs the recent uptick in COVID activity may be on the decline - positive tests for COVID-19 have decreased in the last two weeks and hospitalizations due to COVID-19 have steadily decreased over the last week.
Dashboard Update Schedule
This dashboard is updated on Thursdays at 12:30 pm. If the dashboard is not updated then, we may be experiencing technical issues; check back at 4:30 pm. If we experience a delay in receiving data from one of our data sources, that data element will be updated the following week.
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Wastewater Data
This dashboard from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services shows the levels of COVID in wastewater across the state. To see the most up-to-date data for Madison, click on "Madison" in the left column.
