Respiratory Illness Dashboard

Key Takeaways for the Week of March 27, 2025

  • The number of people in the ER with COVID, flu, RSV, and all respiratory illnesses are all at low and stable levels.
  • ER visits for respiratory related illnesses are still elevated in the 0-4 population.
  • The percent of people testing positive for parainfluenza is the highest it's been so far this year. Parainfluenza is a virus that causes colds and respiratory infections, especially in young children, older adults, and people with weak immune systems.

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. 


About These Data

Learn more about these data by reading our data notes


How to Prevent Illness


Other Data


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. 


Flu Vaccines


COVID-19 Vaccines

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