Key Takeaways for the Week of October 23, 2025
- Now is a great time to get your flu and COVID vaccine from your healthcare provider or pharmacy. Learn more about fall vaccine recommendations and where to get one.
- Last week, 1 in 3 kids aged 0-4 that were seen in the ER were diagnosed with a respiratory illness.
- Positive lab tests for rhinovirus and enterovirus, which cause colds and other respiratory infections, remain high.
- For the last two weeks, one-third of air samples taken from schools around Dane County were positive for parainfluenza, which can cause many types of lower and upper respiratory illnesses such as colds, croup, bronchiolitis/bronchitis, or pneumonia.
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.