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Key Takeaways for the Week of December 30, 2025
- Based on emergency department data, flu continues to increase and is at a high level, impacting kids aged 17 and under the most. Half of air samples from schools in Dane County were positive for flu prior to the start of winter break.
- All respiratory illnesses are increasing and are currently at a moderate level. Among kids in the emergency department last week, nearly half under 4 and nearly a third aged 5 to 17 were diagnosed with a respiratory illness.
- The dashboard will return to its usual update schedule on Thursdays next 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.
