Key Takeaways for the Week of 2/20
- ER visits for all respiratory illnesses are at a moderate level. There are continued downward trends in the percentage of people in nearly all age groups, except 65 and up, going to the ER for a respiratory illness.
- The amount of people in the ER with flu remains is at a moderately-high level and decreasing. Flu related hospitalizations are slowly decreasing.
- RSV is continuing to mostly affect kids 4 and under, but the amount of RSV activity in the ER and RSV-related hospitalizations seems to be slowly decreasing.
- With respiratory illness levels so high, it is more important than ever to take precautions to avoid illness such as: staying up to date with vaccines, washing your hands and practicing good hygiene, wearing masks, and staying home if you are sick.
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.
