Public Health Madison & Dane County (PHMDC), a county health department responsible for managing the public health of over 60 cities and more than 575,000 people, said the region is projected to reach peak hospitalizations as respiratory diseases pick up in the winter due to COVID-19, influenza, and RSV.
When the Cardinal last spoke with PHMDC in 2023, they had recently launched their respiratory illness dashboard, which tracks the number of COVID, influenza and RSV infections across the county.
PHMDC Communications Director Morgan Finke discussed causes and solutions for respiratory illnesses in a conversation with the Cardinal on Oct. 23…