Key Takeaways for the Week of 1/16
- ER visits for all respiratory illnesses continue to be elevated and are at a moderate level. About 40% of kids 4 and under who were seen in the ER last week were diagnosed with a respiratory illness.
- The amount of people in the ER with flu is elevated across all age groups and remains at a moderate level overall. The percent of positive flu tests and flu-related hospitalizations also continue to increase.
- RSV is primarily impacting kids 4 and under. Nearly 10% of 0-4 year olds who went to the ER last week were diagnosed with RSV. RSV-related hospitalizations also continue to rise.
- There is still lots of other respiratory gunk out there like pertussis, human metapneumovirus (hMPV), and rhino/enterovirus circulating at high levels.
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.
