Key Takeaways for the Week of May 1, 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. Nearly 30% of kids under 4 years old visiting the ER were diagnosed with a respiratory illness.
- The portion of people testing positive for parainfluenza and Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) continues to be elevated. There's also been a recent increase in the number of positive tests for rhinovirus and enterovirus. Parainfluenza, hMPV, rhinovirus, and enterovirus are all viruses 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.
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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.
