Public Health Madison & Dane County

Dane County residents can report their at-home COVID-19 test results online

Reporting helps public health estimate and understand exactly how much COVID is circulating in our community.

Alliant Energy Center COVID-19 testing site adding weekend appointments starting next weekend

More appointments are being added, and in many cases, same-day appointments are available. 

PHMDC: Dane Co. COVID-19 death rate cut in half since vaccines’ arrival

Zooming out to include the five counties with the highest vaccination rates have seen their rates drop by 39 percent. The five least vaccinated counties have actually seen their death rates rise by nearly a third.

Dane County hits pandemic peak of COVID-19 hospitalizations

Hospitals are urging the public to get vaccinated and avoid going to emergency rooms for coronavirus tests.

Wisconsin teens and high-risk younger kids are starting to get their COVID-19 booster shots

The process for getting a booster shot is very similar to other doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. They are offered at pharmacies, hospitals and doctor’s offices, and sites run by local public health departments. 

‘We’re hitting our limits’: Madison hospitals stretched to capacity as COVID-19 continues to surge

Health care providers in Madison are urging the community to take extra precautions as COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to push the local health care system to its limits.