Data updated daily. Last updated February 26, 2021.
This dashboard provides information to the campus community and the public about the results of COVID-19 tests among current UW–Madison faculty, staff and students. UW–Madison will not disclose names or other information that could potentially identify a person who has tested positive for COVID-19.
Anyone who tests positive is directed to self-isolate and seek appropriate medical care. Contact tracers from University Health Services and Public Health Madison & Dane County will notify anyone believed to have been in close contact (more than 15 minutes within 6 feet) with someone who has tested positive. If you are contacted by UHS or PHMDC, please respond immediately to receive important health information.
See additional notes about the data.
Daily Snapshot For data reported February 25, 2021
New cases
7-day average 38.7 Decreased -30%in last 7 days Includes off-campus tests
Tests
7-day average 6,938.7 Increased16.7%in last 7 days On-campus testing only
% Positivity
7-day average 0.5% 7 days ago: 0.9%On-campus testing only
Isolation/Quarantine
Current on-campus occupancy
Isolation: 100
Quarantine: 69
UW Housing residents only
Weekly Briefing, February 25, 2021
The seven-day positivity rate is 0.2% for employees and 0.7% for students. Since Feb. 18, 295 university members have tested positive out of more than 47,000 tests; 336 tested positive the week before.
The majority of recent positive cases have been identified among both off- and on-campus students. We’re seeing cases of students testing positive after interacting with others who live within their residence hall or apartment building. This highlights the need to wear masks outside your room or apartment unit.
Although cases have decreased recently on campus, community spread remains high. It is critical that all members of our community consistently follow public health requirements: test regularly; wear a two-layer (or greater), well-fitting face covering; avoid gatherings; and clean hands frequently.
All students and staff must have a green Badger Badge to enter campus buildings, except to receive a test, pursue care at University Health Services or to be vaccinated. Plan ahead to receive a test in time, allowing enough time to receive test results. All undergraduates living in central Madison must test regularly even if they do not need to enter campus buildings. Find more information on how to get tested and new testing requirements.
It’s important to understand that any diagnostic test performed in populations with a low disease prevalence will yield some false positive results. The PCR test for COVID-19 is the most specific test available for infection, minimizing the number of false positives to the extent possible. This is true for both our saliva and nasal swab PCR tests, whose false positive rates are very low but not zero. We are currently reviewing all of the campus test data with an eye toward ensuring public health while minimizing the impact of false positive results. To stop the spread of COVID-19, you must treat a positive result seriously and isolate yourself; your close contacts also must quarantine.
University Health Services continues to provide COVID-19 vaccines to eligible groups, including those who perform direct patient service duties and individuals over age 65. Vaccine supplies remain extremely limited across the state. As more individuals become eligible for vaccination on campus, please keep an eye on your university email for more information. For more information about vaccination on campus, check UHS and the Covid Response site for updates.
Chancellor Blank’s order that requires wearing masks indoors, as well as outdoors except when exercising and maintaining six feet from others, remains in effect.
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COVID-19 Testing Data
The first two charts in this section present detailed data about our on-campus testing program, administered by University Health Services. The third chart and summary section include off-campus testing data provided by Public Health Madison & Dane County (PHMDC).
Summary Data
Data below includes results from on-campus testing and off-campus testing shared with us by Public Health Madison & Dane County.
Total Positive Tests To Date
- Students
Enrollment: 45,540 - 6335
- Employees
Employees: 19,225 - 743
- Total
- 7078
Total Positive Tests by
Location Where Test Was Done
To date, 5,398 positive tests have come from on-campus testing and 1,680 have come from off-campus testing.
Total Testing Data
August 7, 2020–February 25, 2021
| On-Campus testing | Off-campus testing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Student cases |
Student tests |
Employee cases |
Employee tests |
Student cases |
Employee cases |
| Total | 5,052 | 305,974 | 346 | 62,084 | 1,283 | 397 |
Daily Testing Data
| On-Campus testing | Off-campus testing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Student cases (7-day %) |
Student tests |
Employee cases (7-day %) |
Employee tests |
Student cases |
Employee cases |
| Feb 25 | 44 (0.6%) | 7,662 | 8 (0.2%) | 1,684 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 24 | 3 (0.7%) | 4,452 | 0 (0.2%) | 1,342 | 2 | 0 |
| Feb 23 | 41 (0.9%) | 8,792 | 1 (0.3%) | 1,403 | 4 | 0 |
| Feb 22 | 29 (1.1%) | 5,891 | 2 (0.3%) | 898 | 2 | 0 |
| Feb 21 | 20 (1.1%) | 2,771 | 0 (0.3%) | 219 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 20 | 67 (1.1%) | 7,243 | 0 (0.3%) | 822 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 19 | 36 (1.1%) | 4,506 | 7 (0.3%) | 886 | 3 | 0 |
| Feb 18 | 67 (1.0%) | 6,359 | 6 (0.2%) | 1,541 | 3 | 1 |
| Feb 17 | 99 (1.0%) | 6,099 | 3 (0.2%) | 1,516 | 5 | 0 |
| Feb 16 | 112 (0.8%) | 7,278 | 2 (0.2%) | 1,257 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 15 | 13 (0.6%) | 4,411 | 0 (0.3%) | 837 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 14 | 26 (0.6%) | 2,326 | 3 (0.3%) | 288 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 13 | 25 (0.7%) | 3,230 | 2 (0.3%) | 309 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 12 | 17 (0.7%) | 4,986 | 1 (0.3%) | 1,177 | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 11 | 21 (0.8%) | 4,056 | 2 (0.3%) | 1,410 | 2 | 1 |
| Feb 10 | 46 (0.9%) | 5,724 | 5 (0.3%) | 1,609 | 3 | 1 |
| Feb 9 | 48 (1.0%) | 7,952 | 3 (0.3%) | 1,396 | 2 | 0 |
| Feb 8 | 34 (1.0%) | 3,904 | 4 (0.3%) | 935 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 7 | 38 (1.0%) | 2,573 | 5 (0.3%) | 675 | 2 | 2 |
| Feb 6 | 23 (1.0%) | 2,575 | 0 (0.2%) | 149 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 5 | 32 (1.0%) | 3,954 | 1 (0.2%) | 1,211 | 2 | 0 |
| Feb 4 | 38 (0.9%) | 3,400 | 3 (0.2%) | 1,169 | 3 | 0 |
| Feb 3 | 57 (0.8%) | 3,959 | 2 (0.2%) | 1,258 | 2 | 4 |
| Feb 2 | 57 (0.8%) | 5,353 | 4 (0.2%) | 989 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 1 | 17 (0.6%) | 3,720 | 2 (0.2%) | 723 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 31 | 22 (0.7%) | 1,212 | 0 (0.2%) | 235 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 30 | 18 (0.6%) | 3,087 | 0 (0.2%) | 457 | 3 | 0 |
| Jan 29 | 29 (0.5%) | 4,899 | 4 (0.2%) | 2,009 | 3 | 0 |
| Jan 28 | 24 (0.5%) | 4,548 | 1 (0.2%) | 1,638 | 5 | 0 |
| Jan 27 | 39 (0.5%) | 4,430 | 3 (0.3%) | 733 | 2 | 1 |
| Jan 26 | 22 (0.4%) | 5,531 | 1 (0.2%) | 615 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 25 | 11 (0.4%) | 1,616 | 1 (0.2%) | 237 | 3 | 0 |
| Jan 24 | 1 (0.5%) | 1,121 | 1 (0.2%) | 311 | 3 | 1 |
| Jan 23 | 5 (0.5%) | 1,853 | 0 (0.2%) | 284 | 3 | 2 |
| Jan 22 | 14 (0.5%) | 3,963 | 5 (0.2%) | 1,612 | 4 | 1 |
| Jan 21 | 11 (0.6%) | 2,630 | 2 (0.2%) | 1,271 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 20 | 15 (0.6%) | 1,896 | 3 (0.2%) | 1,068 | 2 | 3 |
| Jan 19 | 7 (0.8%) | 1,671 | 2 (0.3%) | 869 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 18 | 15 (1.0%) | 1,445 | 1 (0.2%) | 396 | 2 | 1 |
| Jan 17 | 0 (1.1%) | 0 | 0 (0.3%) | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jan 16 | 0 (1.1%) | 0 | 0 (0.3%) | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jan 15 | 2 (1.1%) | 684 | 1 (0.4%) | 368 | 1 | 2 |
| Jan 14 | 0 (1.3%) | 1,040 | 0 (0.4%) | 648 | 5 | 3 |
| Jan 13 | 16 (1.9%) | 421 | 3 (0.6%) | 359 | 7 | 6 |
| Jan 12 | 9 (1.8%) | 733 | 0 (0.6%) | 468 | 3 | 1 |
| Jan 11 | 6 (2.2%) | 249 | 1 (1.1%) | 122 | 5 | 4 |
| Jan 10 | 0 (2.2%) | 0 | 0 (1.1%) | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Jan 9 | 9 (2.2%) | 660 | 4 (1.1%) | 329 | 3 | 1 |
| Jan 8 | 6 (2.5%) | 411 | 1 (1.1%) | 224 | 2 | 4 |
| Jan 7 | 8 (2.7%) | 430 | 3 (1.2%) | 350 | 7 | 3 |
| Jan 6 | 15 (2.5%) | 526 | 2 (1.3%) | 342 | 21 | 3 |
| Jan 5 | 27 (2.2%) | 916 | 8 (1.3%) | 411 | 3 | 3 |
| Jan 4 | 0 (1.4%) | 0 | 0 (1.0%) | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Jan 3 | 0 (1.4%) | 0 | 0 (1.0%) | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Jan 2 | 0 (1.3%) | 0 | 0 (1.0%) | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Jan 1 | 0 (1.3%) | 0 | 0 (1.0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 | 5 (1.3%) | 474 | 3 (1.0%) | 259 | 2 | 4 |
| Dec 30 | 7 (1.2%) | 407 | 2 (1.0%) | 354 | 4 | 5 |
| Dec 29 | 10 (0.8%) | 739 | 5 (1.1%) | 373 | 4 | 0 |
| Dec 28 | 0 (0.7%) | 0 | 0 (0.6%) | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 27 | 0 (0.7%) | 19 | 0 (0.6%) | 12 | 3 | 3 |
| Dec 26 | 0 (0.7%) | 0 | 0 (0.6%) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 25 | 0 (0.6%) | 0 | 0 (0.6%) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 24 | 2 (0.6%) | 447 | 4 (0.5%) | 399 | 4 | 4 |
| Dec 23 | 1 (0.6%) | 422 | 4 (0.5%) | 412 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 22 | 10 (0.6%) | 916 | 0 (0.6%) | 439 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21 | 0 (0.6%) | 2 | 0 (0.9%) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 20 | 0 (0.6%) | 0 | 0 (0.9%) | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Dec 19 | 7 (0.6%) | 1,307 | 2 (0.9%) | 354 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18 | 8 (0.6%) | 1,497 | 0 (0.9%) | 332 | 2 | 2 |
| Dec 17 | 4 (0.7%) | 962 | 3 (1.0%) | 236 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 16 | 4 (0.8%) | 1,124 | 5 (1.1%) | 252 | 1 | 3 |
| Dec 15 | 13 (0.8%) | 1,373 | 4 (0.9%) | 355 | 2 | 2 |
| Dec 14 | 0 (0.8%) | 0 | 0 (0.8%) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 13 | 0 (0.8%) | 0 | 0 (0.8%) | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Dec 12 | 6 (0.9%) | 1,067 | 1 (0.8%) | 223 | 3 | 2 |
| Dec 11 | 11 (1.1%) | 1,081 | 1 (0.9%) | 279 | 3 | 0 |
| Dec 10 | 8 (1.1%) | 597 | 3 (1.0%) | 211 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 9 | 4 (1.3%) | 983 | 4 (1.0%) | 307 | 2 | 7 |
| Dec 8 | 13 (1.5%) | 1,262 | 2 (0.9%) | 335 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 7 | 0 (1.7%) | 0 | 0 (0.9%) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 6 | 2 (1.6%) | 2 | 0 (0.9%) | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Dec 5 | 17 (1.6%) | 1,044 | 2 (0.9%) | 269 | 5 | 1 |
| Dec 4 | 13 (1.7%) | 1,213 | 4 (1.0%) | 314 | 6 | 4 |
| Dec 3 | 16 (1.9%) | 631 | 2 (0.9%) | 230 | 3 | 1 |
| Dec 2 | 17 (1.5%) | 1,048 | 3 (0.9%) | 309 | 8 | 4 |
| Dec 1 | 25 (1.2%) | 1,471 | 3 (0.7%) | 383 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | 2 (1.0%) | 274 | 0 (0.8%) | 54 | 1 | 4 |
| Nov 29 | 0 (1.0%) | 6 | 0 (0.9%) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 28 | 8 (1.1%) | 176 | 2 (0.9%) | 94 | 2 | 1 |
| Nov 27 | 0 (1.2%) | 3 | 0 (0.6%) | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Nov 26 | 7 (1.3%) | 1,015 | 3 (0.6%) | 370 | 6 | 3 |
| Nov 25 | 14 (1.4%) | 1,853 | 0 (0.6%) | 306 | 4 | 5 |
| Nov 24 | 27 (1.8%) | 2,373 | 4 (0.7%) | 366 | 2 | 3 |
| Nov 23 | 6 (2.3%) | 642 | 2 (0.7%) | 65 | 6 | 1 |
| Nov 22 | 17 (2.3%) | 934 | 0 (0.6%) | 81 | 2 | 2 |
| Nov 21 | 33 (2.4%) | 1,821 | 0 (0.7%) | 261 | 6 | 5 |
| Nov 20 | 29 (2.8%) | 1,918 | 1 (1.0%) | 255 | 3 | 5 |
| Nov 19 | 32 (3.3%) | 2,061 | 2 (1.1%) | 294 | 12 | 3 |
| Nov 18 | 63 (3.8%) | 1,956 | 2 (1.4%) | 226 | 3 | 6 |
| Nov 17 | 87 (4.0%) | 2,481 | 4 (1.5%) | 288 | 3 | 5 |
| Nov 16 | 0 (3.9%) | 1 | 0 (1.9%) | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Nov 15 | 0 (3.9%) | 5 | 0 (1.9%) | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Nov 14 | 76 (3.9%) | 1,760 | 5 (1.9%) | 308 | 6 | 4 |
| Nov 13 | 108 (3.8%) | 2,721 | 4 (1.7%) | 365 | 10 | 2 |
| Nov 12 | 88 (3.6%) | 2,090 | 6 (2.0%) | 329 | 8 | 3 |
| Nov 11 | 79 (3.3%) | 1,866 | 5 (2.1%) | 276 | 1 | 3 |
| Nov 10 | 43 (2.9%) | 1,766 | 8 (2.0%) | 220 | 9 | 5 |
| Nov 9 | 23 (2.8%) | 559 | 2 (2.0%) | 74 | 13 | 3 |
| Nov 8 | 11 (2.7%) | 112 | 0 (2.0%) | 20 | 2 | 2 |
| Nov 7 | 64 (2.7%) | 1,973 | 2 (2.0%) | 260 | 6 | 3 |
| Nov 6 | 62 (2.5%) | 1,920 | 5 (2.0%) | 250 | 6 | 4 |
| Nov 5 | 30 (2.1%) | 1,381 | 6 (2.1%) | 261 | 8 | 4 |
| Nov 4 | 45 (2.0%) | 1,995 | 4 (2.3%) | 272 | 6 | 1 |
| Nov 3 | 45 (2.0%) | 2,132 | 9 (2.7%) | 268 | 5 | 4 |
| Nov 2 | 7 (2.0%) | 258 | 1 (2.9%) | 44 | 10 | 12 |
| Nov 1 | 14 (2.0%) | 359 | 1 (3.0%) | 72 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 31 | 41 (1.9%) | 1,841 | 3 (2.9%) | 260 | 3 | 2 |
| Oct 30 | 14 (1.7%) | 1,210 | 4 (3.2%) | 173 | 3 | 4 |
| Oct 29 | 26 (1.6%) | 1,578 | 8 (3.2%) | 243 | 1 | 5 |
| Oct 28 | 44 (1.5%) | 2,001 | 10 (3.1%) | 269 | 5 | 5 |
| Oct 27 | 32 (1.3%) | 1,660 | 9 (2.4%) | 172 | 3 | 5 |
| Oct 26 | 1 (1.2%) | 42 | 1 (2.1%) | 16 | 7 | 4 |
| Oct 25 | 9 (1.2%) | 438 | 2 (2.0%) | 126 | 4 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | 16 (1.2%) | 1,205 | 2 (2.0%) | 127 | 4 | 2 |
| Oct 23 | 7 (1.1%) | 1,283 | 3 (1.8%) | 133 | 1 | 5 |
| Oct 22 | 10 (1.2%) | 1,245 | 4 (1.7%) | 156 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | 27 (1.2%) | 1,784 | 1 (1.6%) | 189 | 2 | 2 |
| Oct 20 | 22 (1.0%) | 1,561 | 5 (1.8%) | 123 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 19 | 3 (0.9%) | 214 | 1 (1.4%) | 51 | 3 | 2 |
| Oct 18 | 0 (1.0%) | 7 | 0 (1.3%) | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Oct 17 | 11 (1.1%) | 1,208 | 1 (1.2%) | 169 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 16 | 15 (1.1%) | 1,472 | 3 (1.2%) | 199 | 3 | 4 |
| Oct 15 | 16 (1.1%) | 1,679 | 4 (1.3%) | 176 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | 13 (1.0%) | 1,971 | 3 (1.1%) | 231 | 1 | 4 |
| Oct 13 | 16 (1.0%) | 1,397 | 1 (1.0%) | 129 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | 14 (1.0%) | 507 | 1 (1.0%) | 83 | 3 | 4 |
| Oct 11 | 7 (0.9%) | 403 | 0 (1.0%) | 110 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | 13 (0.8%) | 1,255 | 1 (1.0%) | 150 | 0 | 5 |
| Oct 9 | 15 (0.8%) | 1,534 | 4 (1.0%) | 190 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | 15 (0.8%) | 1,907 | 2 (0.7%) | 197 | 5 | 2 |
| Oct 7 | 11 (0.8%) | 1,670 | 1 (0.6%) | 111 | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 6 | 9 (0.9%) | 1,239 | 1 (0.5%) | 155 | 3 | 4 |
| Oct 5 | 0 (0.9%) | 1 | 0 (0.5%) | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Oct 4 | 2 (0.9%) | 244 | 0 (0.5%) | 61 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 3 | 14 (1.0%) | 1,427 | 1 (0.5%) | 208 | 3 | 1 |
| Oct 2 | 9 (1.2%) | 1,094 | 1 (0.4%) | 71 | 2 | 2 |
| Oct 1 | 9 (1.2%) | 1,337 | 0 (0.5%) | 111 | 3 | 4 |
| Sep 30 | 19 (1.6%) | 1,587 | 1 (0.6%) | 166 | 7 | 3 |
| Sep 29 | 15 (1.9%) | 1,804 | 1 (0.5%) | 178 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 28 | 0 (2.3%) | 2 | 0 (0.5%) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | 11 (2.3%) | 357 | 0 (0.5%) | 98 | 12 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | 18 (2.7%) | 787 | 0 (0.5%) | 85 | 4 | 1 |
| Sep 25 | 20 (3.1%) | 1,500 | 2 (0.4%) | 158 | 10 | 4 |
| Sep 24 | 34 (3.9%) | 1,174 | 1 (0.3%) | 101 | 8 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | 34 (4.6%) | 1,252 | 0 (0.3%) | 114 | 13 | 1 |
| Sep 22 | 13 (5.5%) | 640 | 0 (0.6%) | 33 | 9 | 4 |
| Sep 21 | 3 (5.7%) | 9 | 0 (0.8%) | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| Sep 20 | 46 (5.6%) | 806 | 0 (0.8%) | 151 | 6 | 1 |
| Sep 19 | 64 (6.4%) | 1,553 | 0 (1.0%) | 111 | 13 | 3 |
| Sep 18 | 74 (7.0%) | 1,432 | 1 (1.0%) | 114 | 16 | 2 |
| Sep 17 | 86 (7.5%) | 1,330 | 1 (0.9%) | 178 | 20 | 2 |
| Sep 16 | 124 (8.3%) | 1,708 | 3 (0.8%) | 188 | 41 | 4 |
| Sep 15 | 10 (9.6%) | 356 | 1 (0.4%) | 36 | 27 | 3 |
| Sep 14 | 2 (10.1%) | 25 | 0 (0.4%) | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Sep 13 | 187 (10.2%) | 2,087 | 1 (0.4%) | 107 | 28 | 2 |
| Sep 12 | 76 (9.9%) | 1,009 | 0 (0.4%) | 62 | 39 | 2 |
| Sep 11 | 67 (9.5%) | 859 | 0 (0.5%) | 83 | 12 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | 219 (9.1%) | 2,238 | 0 (0.6%) | 122 | 32 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | 290 (8.4%) | 2,264 | 0 (0.6%) | 138 | 111 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | 24 (6.5%) | 123 | 1 (0.6%) | 5 | 27 | 2 |
| Sep 7 | 20 (5.7%) | 92 | 0 (0.4%) | 2 | 75 | 1 |
| Sep 6 | 146 (5.1%) | 1,897 | 1 (0.4%) | 139 | 32 | 1 |
| Sep 5 | 117 (4.1%) | 1,845 | 1 (0.3%) | 167 | 23 | 0 |
| Sep 4 | 91 (3.3%) | 1,496 | 1 (0.4%) | 148 | 18 | 0 |
| Sep 3 | 38 (2.5%) | 879 | 0 (0.2%) | 109 | 32 | 1 |
| Sep 2 | 34 (2.0%) | 906 | 0 (0.3%) | 93 | 15 | 0 |
| Sep 1 | 49 (1.7%) | 1,589 | 0 (0.5%) | 72 | 40 | 1 |
| Aug 31 | 8 (1.4%) | 839 | 0 (0.5%) | 8 | 11 | 3 |
| Aug 30 | 14 (1.5%) | 930 | 0 (0.6%) | 52 | 5 | 2 |
| Aug 29 | 25 (1.4%) | 1,149 | 1 (0.6%) | 72 | 12 | 2 |
| Aug 28 | 14 (1.2%) | 878 | 0 (0.3%) | 61 | 7 | 1 |
| Aug 27 | 7 (1.1%) | 1,131 | 0 (0.3%) | 41 | 5 | 2 |
| Aug 26 | 19 (1.3%) | 1,484 | 1 (0.2%) | 86 | 10 | 1 |
| Aug 25 | 9 (1.2%) | 475 | 0 (0.0%) | 44 | 12 | 1 |
| Aug 24 | 0 (1.1%) | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Aug 23 | 2 (1.1%) | 171 | 0 (0.0%) | 37 | 7 | 0 |
| Aug 22 | 3 (1.1%) | 186 | 0 (0.0%) | 51 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 21 | 2 (1.3%) | 235 | 0 (0.0%) | 79 | 5 | 0 |
| Aug 20 | 0 (1.4%) | 194 | 0 (0.0%) | 128 | 0 | 2 |
| Aug 19 | 1 (2.0%) | 192 | 0 (0.0%) | 123 | 2 | 1 |
| Aug 18 | 5 (2.8%) | 201 | 0 (0.6%) | 126 | 1 | 1 |
| Aug 17 | 0 (2.5%) | 0 | 0 (0.7%) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 16 | 0 (2.5%) | 8 | 0 (0.7%) | 27 | 3 | 1 |
| Aug 15 | 3 (2.6%) | 40 | 0 (0.7%) | 102 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 14 | 1 (1.6%) | 80 | 0 (1.0%) | 175 | 1 | 3 |
| Aug 13 | 1 (2.6%) | 37 | 0 (2.2%) | 77 | 6 | 0 |
| Aug 12 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 36 | 2 | 0 |
| Aug 11 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 0 |
| Aug 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Aug 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Aug 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Aug 6 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 0 |
| Aug 5 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 |
| Aug 4 | - | - | - | - | 13 | 2 |
| Aug 3 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 0 |
| Aug 2 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 0 |
| Aug 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 |
| Jul 31 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 |
| Jul 30 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| Jul 29 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Jul 28 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 |
Data Notes
Notable events
August 6, 2020: First campus testing site opens on Henry Mall
January 11, 2021: The spring semester testing program begins; first of 12 new testing sites open.
January 25, 2021: First day of classes.
Campus COVID-19 info
The university has adopted new measures to enhance the safety of the campus community during the spring semester. These measures increase the scope and frequency of testing and are linked to access to campus. Proof of recent negative test results will be needed starting Feb. 1 in order to access campus facilities and services.
About the Data
- This dashboard features data from testing performed on and off campus of current students and employees. Public Health Madison & Dane County collects information on UW affiliation only for individuals who test positive. Therefore, the total number of tests and the percentage of tests that are positive for university employees and students tested off campus are not available.
- Positive test counts reported by UW–Madison and PHMDC may initially differ due to differences in the timing of reporting and the need to determine UW affiliation for those tested off campus.
- Data are updated by 2 p.m. daily.
- Data from a previous day may change if additional information becomes available.
- “Students” includes all currently enrolled students: undergraduate, graduate/professional and special students.
- “Employees” includes all currently employed faculty and staff. It does not include student and graduate employees; they are counted under students.
- This dashboard does not distinguish between students living on or off campus. The location where testing was performed does not correspond to the on- or off-campus status of a student or employee.
- The 7-day average of positive cases is the number of cases over the past 7 days divided by 7. The 7-day average percent positive is the number of positive test results over the past 7 days divided by the total number of tests done over the past 7 days.
- Visit the fall semester’s archived dashboard and data.
- Questions? Email covidresponse@vc.wisc.edu
Accessibility Statement
UW-Madison is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive digital campus. The COVID-19 dashboard provides data to guide decisions for public health. If you encounter an accessibility barrier or to request an accommodation, please email web@umark.wisc.edu.