Data updated daily. Last updated January 14, 2021.
Monday, Jan.18: The launch of the Spring 2021 testing program has caused issues incorporating testing data into this dashboard. Test results for employees and students are not affected. This dashboard will not be updated until later this week while we resolve these issues.
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 January 13, 2021
Students
Tests performed on-campus: 417
Positive cases from on-campus tests: 7
On-campus 7-day % positive: 1.5%
Positive cases from off-campus sites: 1
In on-campus isolation: 0
In on-campus quarantine: 0
Employees
Tests performed on-campus: 356
Positive cases from on-campus tests: 1
On-campus 7-day % positive: 0.5%
Positive cases from off-campus sites: 1
Note: For off-campus sites, we are not provided the number of total tests.
Weekly Briefing, January 14, 2021
The 7-day positivity rate is 1.5% for students and 0.5% for employees. Since January 7, 87 university members have tested positive, a decrease from the 109 who tested positive the week before.
After cases dropped statewide for several weeks, we have seen a rise in positive cases across Wisconsin and in Dane County and we expect to see that increase reflected in campus cases as well. With this high level of community spread, it remains critical to take precautions: limit trips out, avoid gathering in-person, practice physical distancing, wash hands frequently, stay home when sick, and wear a mask in public.
The Spring 2021 testing program and Safer Badgers app have launched. For more information on how to schedule a test and new testing requirements, and to download the app, visit covidresponse.wisc.edu/testing.
University Health Services continues to vaccinate eligible Phase 1a employees and students against COVID-19, including frontline health care workers and others in direct contact with COVID-19 patients or the virus. Eligible employees and students should respond to email messages to schedule an appointment for vaccination.
Students and employees should review university guidance on COVID-19 precautions around travel. If you’re traveling back to Madison, test before you travel if possible, limit your out-of-home activities as much as you can for 10 days before you travel, and postpone your travel if you test positive or have symptoms of COVID-19. Once you arrive in Madison, limit yourself to only essential activities (such as attending class and work) until you’ve received two negative on-campus test results. Schedule tests through the Safer Badgers app.
A state of emergency and public health emergency remain in effect in the state of Wisconsin, extending the face covering requirement in order to address hospital bed and staff shortages. A local order from Public Health Madison & Dane County remains in effect and includes a ban on indoor off-campus gatherings of more than 10 people. UW–Madison remains subject to state orders.
Campus operations: For updates on campus operations as the spring semester begins, visit covidresponse.wisc.edu.
Hospitalizations: No UW–Madison students or employees have reported current hospitalizations due to COVID-19. PHMDC tracks hospitalizations on its dashboard.
Visit dashboard briefings archive.
On-Campus Testing
This section presents detailed data about our on-campus testing program, administered by University Health Services. It does not include off-campus testing data provided by Public Health Madison & Dane County (PHMDC).
For testing information about all university members, including data from those tested off-campus and shared with us by PHMDC, visit this section below: On- and Off-Campus Testing.
On-Campus Positive Test Percentage
(2.5%)
(97.5%)
Testing Results By Day
| Date | Students positive (%) | Total student tests |
Employees positive (%) | Total employee tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13 | 7 (1.7) | 417 | 1 (0.3) | 356 |
| Jan 12 | 9 (1.2) | 735 | 0 (0.0) | 468 |
| Jan 11 | 6 (2.4) | 251 | 1 (0.8) | 121 |
| Jan 10 | 0 (0.0) | 0 | 0 (0.0) | 0 |
| Jan 9 | 9 (1.3) | 680 | 4 (1.2) | 323 |
| Jan 8 | 6 (1.4) | 421 | 1 (0.4) | 229 |
| Jan 7 | 8 (1.8) | 441 | 3 (0.9) | 347 |
| Jan 6 | 15 (2.8) | 539 | 3 (0.9) | 337 |
| Jan 5 | 28 (3.0) | 933 | 8 (2.0) | 410 |
| Jan 4 | 0 (0.0) | 0 | 0 (0.0) | 0 |
| Jan 3 | 0 (0.0) | 0 | 0 (0.0) | 0 |
| Jan 2 | 0 (0.0) | 0 | 0 (0.0) | 0 |
| Jan 1 | 0 (0.0) | 0 | 0 (0.0) | 0 |
| Dec 31 | 5 (1.1) | 474 | 3 (1.2) | 259 |
| Dec 30 | 7 (1.7) | 407 | 2 (0.6) | 354 |
| Dec 29 | 10 (1.4) | 739 | 5 (1.3) | 373 |
| Dec 28 | 0 (0.0) | 0 | 0 (0.0) | 0 |
| Dec 27 | 0 (0.0) | 19 | 0 (0.0) | 12 |
| Dec 26 | 0 (0.0) | 0 | 0 (0.0) | 0 |
| Dec 25 | 0 (0.0) | 0 | 0 (0.0) | 0 |
| Dec 24 | 2 (0.4) | 447 | 4 (1.0) | 399 |
| Dec 23 | 1 (0.2) | 422 | 4 (1.0) | 412 |
| Dec 22 | 10 (1.1) | 916 | 0 (0.0) | 439 |
| Dec 21 | 0 (0.0) | 2 | 0 (0.0) | 0 |
| Dec 20 | 0 (0.0) | 0 | 0 (0.0) | 0 |
| Dec 19 | 7 (0.5) | 1,307 | 2 (0.6) | 354 |
| Dec 18 | 8 (0.5) | 1,497 | 0 (0.0) | 332 |
| Dec 17 | 4 (0.4) | 962 | 3 (1.3) | 236 |
| Dec 16 | 4 (0.4) | 1,124 | 5 (2.0) | 252 |
| Dec 15 | 13 (0.9) | 1,373 | 4 (1.1) | 355 |
| Dec 14 | 0 (0.0) | 0 | 0 (0.0) | 0 |
| Dec 13 | 0 (0.0) | 0 | 0 (0.0) | 0 |
| Dec 12 | 6 (0.6) | 1,067 | 1 (0.4) | 223 |
| Dec 11 | 11 (1.0) | 1,081 | 1 (0.4) | 279 |
| Dec 10 | 8 (1.3) | 597 | 3 (1.4) | 211 |
| Dec 9 | 4 (0.4) | 983 | 4 (1.3) | 307 |
| Dec 8 | 13 (1.0) | 1,262 | 2 (0.6) | 335 |
| Dec 7 | 0 (0.0) | 0 | 0 (0.0) | 0 |
| Dec 6 | 2 (100.0) | 2 | 0 (0.0) | 0 |
| Dec 5 | 17 (1.6) | 1,044 | 2 (0.7) | 269 |
| Dec 4 | 13 (1.1) | 1,213 | 4 (1.3) | 314 |
| Dec 3 | 16 (2.5) | 631 | 2 (0.9) | 230 |
| Dec 2 | 17 (1.6) | 1,048 | 3 (1.0) | 309 |
| Dec 1 | 25 (1.7) | 1,471 | 3 (0.8) | 383 |
| Nov 30 | 2 (0.7) | 274 | 0 (0.0) | 54 |
| Nov 29 | 0 (0.0) | 6 | 0 (0.0) | 1 |
| Nov 28 | 8 (4.5) | 176 | 2 (2.1) | 94 |
| Nov 27 | 0 (0.0) | 3 | 0 (0.0) | 0 |
| Nov 26 | 7 (0.7) | 1,015 | 3 (0.8) | 370 |
| Nov 25 | 14 (0.8) | 1,853 | 0 (0.0) | 306 |
| Nov 24 | 27 (1.1) | 2,373 | 4 (1.1) | 366 |
| Nov 23 | 6 (0.9) | 642 | 2 (3.1) | 65 |
| Nov 22 | 17 (1.8) | 934 | 0 (0.0) | 81 |
| Nov 21 | 33 (1.8) | 1,821 | 0 (0.0) | 261 |
| Nov 20 | 29 (1.5) | 1,918 | 1 (0.4) | 255 |
| Nov 19 | 32 (1.6) | 2,061 | 2 (0.7) | 294 |
| Nov 18 | 63 (3.2) | 1,956 | 2 (0.9) | 226 |
| Nov 17 | 87 (3.5) | 2,481 | 4 (1.4) | 288 |
| Nov 16 | 0 (0.0) | 1 | 0 (0.0) | 0 |
| Nov 15 | 0 (0.0) | 5 | 0 (0.0) | 1 |
| Nov 14 | 76 (4.3) | 1,760 | 5 (1.6) | 308 |
| Nov 13 | 108 (4.0) | 2,721 | 4 (1.1) | 365 |
| Nov 12 | 88 (4.2) | 2,090 | 6 (1.8) | 329 |
| Nov 11 | 79 (4.2) | 1,866 | 5 (1.8) | 276 |
| Nov 10 | 43 (2.4) | 1,766 | 8 (3.6) | 220 |
| Nov 9 | 23 (4.1) | 559 | 2 (2.7) | 74 |
| Nov 8 | 11 (9.8) | 112 | 0 (0.0) | 20 |
| Nov 7 | 64 (3.2) | 1,973 | 2 (0.8) | 260 |
| Nov 6 | 62 (3.2) | 1,920 | 5 (2.0) | 250 |
| Nov 5 | 30 (2.2) | 1,381 | 6 (2.3) | 261 |
| Nov 4 | 45 (2.3) | 1,995 | 4 (1.5) | 272 |
| Nov 3 | 45 (2.1) | 2,132 | 9 (3.4) | 268 |
| Nov 2 | 7 (2.7) | 258 | 1 (2.3) | 44 |
| Nov 1 | 14 (3.9) | 359 | 1 (1.4) | 72 |
| Oct 31 | 41 (2.2) | 1,841 | 3 (1.2) | 260 |
| Oct 30 | 14 (1.2) | 1,210 | 4 (2.3) | 173 |
| Oct 29 | 26 (1.6) | 1,578 | 8 (3.3) | 243 |
| Oct 28 | 44 (2.2) | 2,001 | 10 (3.7) | 269 |
| Oct 27 | 32 (1.9) | 1,660 | 9 (5.2) | 172 |
| Oct 26 | 1 (2.4) | 42 | 1 (6.3) | 16 |
| Oct 25 | 9 (2.1) | 438 | 2 (1.6) | 126 |
| Oct 24 | 16 (1.3) | 1,205 | 2 (1.6) | 127 |
| Oct 23 | 7 (0.5) | 1,283 | 3 (2.3) | 133 |
| Oct 22 | 10 (0.8) | 1,245 | 4 (2.6) | 156 |
| Oct 21 | 27 (1.5) | 1,784 | 1 (0.5) | 189 |
| Oct 20 | 22 (1.4) | 1,561 | 5 (4.1) | 123 |
| Oct 19 | 3 (1.4) | 214 | 1 (2.0) | 51 |
| Oct 18 | 0 (0.0) | 7 | 0 (0.0) | 3 |
| Oct 17 | 11 (0.9) | 1,208 | 1 (0.6) | 169 |
| Oct 16 | 15 (1.0) | 1,472 | 3 (1.5) | 199 |
| Oct 15 | 16 (1.0) | 1,679 | 4 (2.3) | 176 |
| Oct 14 | 13 (0.7) | 1,971 | 3 (1.3) | 231 |
| Oct 13 | 16 (1.1) | 1,397 | 1 (0.8) | 129 |
| Oct 12 | 14 (2.8) | 507 | 1 (1.2) | 83 |
| Oct 11 | 7 (1.7) | 403 | 0 (0.0) | 110 |
| Oct 10 | 13 (1.0) | 1,255 | 1 (0.7) | 150 |
| Oct 9 | 15 (1.0) | 1,534 | 4 (2.1) | 190 |
| Oct 8 | 15 (0.8) | 1,907 | 2 (1.0) | 197 |
| Oct 7 | 11 (0.7) | 1,670 | 1 (0.9) | 111 |
| Oct 6 | 9 (0.7) | 1,239 | 1 (0.6) | 155 |
| Oct 5 | 0 (0.0) | 1 | 0 (0.0) | 0 |
| Oct 4 | 2 (0.8) | 244 | 0 (0.0) | 61 |
| Oct 3 | 14 (1.0) | 1,427 | 1 (0.5) | 208 |
| Oct 2 | 9 (0.8) | 1,094 | 1 (1.4) | 71 |
| Oct 1 | 9 (0.7) | 1,337 | 0 (0.0) | 111 |
| Sep 30 | 19 (1.2) | 1,587 | 1 (0.6) | 166 |
| Sep 29 | 15 (0.8) | 1,804 | 1 (0.6) | 178 |
| Sep 28 | 0 (0.0) | 2 | 0 (0.0) | 2 |
| Sep 27 | 11 (3.1) | 357 | 0 (0.0) | 98 |
| Sep 26 | 18 (2.3) | 787 | 0 (0.0) | 85 |
| Sep 25 | 20 (1.3) | 1,500 | 2 (1.3) | 158 |
| Sep 24 | 34 (2.9) | 1,174 | 1 (1.0) | 101 |
| Sep 23 | 34 (2.7) | 1,252 | 0 (0.0) | 114 |
| Sep 22 | 13 (2.0) | 640 | 0 (0.0) | 33 |
| Sep 21 | 3 (33.3) | 9 | 0 (0.0) | 1 |
| Sep 20 | 46 (5.7) | 806 | 0 (0.0) | 151 |
| Sep 19 | 64 (4.1) | 1,553 | 0 (0.0) | 111 |
| Sep 18 | 74 (5.2) | 1,432 | 1 (0.9) | 114 |
| Sep 17 | 86 (6.5) | 1,330 | 1 (0.6) | 178 |
| Sep 16 | 124 (7.3) | 1,708 | 3 (1.6) | 188 |
| Sep 15 | 10 (2.8) | 356 | 1 (2.8) | 36 |
| Sep 14 | 2 (8.0) | 25 | 0 (0.0) | 2 |
| Sep 13 | 187 (9.0) | 2,087 | 1 (0.9) | 107 |
| Sep 12 | 76 (7.5) | 1,009 | 0 (0.0) | 62 |
| Sep 11 | 67 (7.8) | 859 | 0 (0.0) | 83 |
| Sep 10 | 219 (9.8) | 2,238 | 0 (0.0) | 122 |
| Sep 9 | 290 (12.8) | 2,264 | 0 (0.0) | 138 |
| Sep 8 | 24 (19.5) | 123 | 1 (20.0) | 5 |
| Sep 7 | 20 (21.7) | 92 | 0 (0.0) | 2 |
| Sep 6 | 146 (7.7) | 1,897 | 1 (0.7) | 139 |
| Sep 5 | 117 (6.3) | 1,845 | 1 (0.6) | 167 |
| Sep 4 | 91 (6.1) | 1,496 | 1 (0.7) | 148 |
| Sep 3 | 38 (4.3) | 879 | 0 (0.0) | 109 |
| Sep 2 | 34 (3.8) | 906 | 0 (0.0) | 93 |
| Sep 1 | 49 (3.1) | 1,589 | 0 (0.0) | 72 |
| Aug 31 | 8 (1.0) | 839 | 0 (0.0) | 8 |
| Aug 30 | 14 (1.5) | 930 | 0 (0.0) | 52 |
| Aug 29 | 25 (2.2) | 1,149 | 1 (1.4) | 72 |
| Aug 28 | 14 (1.6) | 878 | 0 (0.0) | 61 |
| Aug 27 | 7 (0.6) | 1,131 | 0 (0.0) | 41 |
| Aug 26 | 19 (1.3) | 1,484 | 1 (1.2) | 86 |
| Aug 25 | 9 (1.9) | 475 | 0 (0.0) | 44 |
| Aug 24 | 0 (0.0) | 0 | 0 (0.0) | 0 |
| Aug 23 | 2 (1.2) | 171 | 0 (0.0) | 37 |
| Aug 22 | 3 (1.6) | 186 | 0 (0.0) | 51 |
| Aug 21 | 2 (0.9) | 235 | 0 (0.0) | 79 |
| Aug 20 | 0 (0.0) | 194 | 0 (0.0) | 128 |
| Aug 19 | 1 (0.5) | 192 | 0 (0.0) | 123 |
| Aug 18 | 5 (2.5) | 201 | 0 (0.0) | 126 |
| Aug 17 | 0 (0.0) | 0 | 0 (0.0) | 1 |
| Total | 3,799 (2.7%) | 141,243 | 254 (1.1%) | 23,616 |
On- and Off-Campus Testing
The charts below include positive test results from on-campus testing, which began August 6, and from off-campus testing shared with us by Public Health Madison & Dane County (PHMDC). Counts for a specific date reflect the date those test results came to us. The summary PHMDC data dates back to July 28.
PHMDC 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.
Summary Data
Data below includes results from on-campus testing, which began August 6, and from off-campus testing shared with us by Public Health Madison & Dane County.
Total Positive Tests To Date
- Students
- 4984
- Employees
- 612
- Total
- 5596
Total Positive Tests by
Location Where Test Was Done
To date, 4,053 positive tests have come from on-campus testing and 1,543 have come from off-campus testing.
Data Notes
Notable events
August 6, 2020: First campus testing site opens on Henry Mall
August 25, 2020: Additional sites open at Ogg Hall and Frank Holt Center.
August 25-31, 2020: Students move into campus residence halls
September 2, 2020: First day of classes
September 7, 2020: Undergraduates directed to restrict movements through September 21
September 9, 2020: In-person classes paused from September 10–25.
September 26, 2020: Some in-person activity resumed.
October 6, 2020: Pedestrian and drive-up testing site opens at the Porter Boathouse.
November 30, 2020: Following Thanksgiving recess, campus switches to all-virtual group instruction and urges undergraduates to remain at their permanent homes until start of spring semester.
January 11, 2021: The first of what will ultimately be 12 new testing sites open on campus
January 25, 2021: Spring semester testing requirements take effect on the 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 Jan. 25 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.
- Campus testing is performed Monday through Friday. The daily number of test results will fluctuate throughout the week and will be lower early in the week.
- 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.
- On September 3, 2020, the dashboard was updated to better integrate daily data provided to us by PHMDC. Specifically, this data is presented in the chart title New Positive Tests Reported By Day.
- On September 16, the dashboard was updated to more accurately represent employee or student status and to exclude patients with a previous positive test through UHS within the past 90 days, because people may test positive up to 90 days after their initial positive test.
- On October 2, we aligned Public Health Madison & Dane County testing data with on-campus testing data by assigning PHMDC results to the date the test results were first reported. Previously, we assigned PHMDC testing results to the date they were shared with UW–Madison, regardless of when they were first reported. This better aligns on- and off-campus testing dates and removes some artificial fluctuations in the data due to lags in off-campus test reports. In addition, we identified 43 students and employees who tested positive at on-campus testing sites but were being double counted in both on- and off-campus totals. We have removed these duplicates from the off-campus 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.