New COVID-19 Test Sites To Open In Waukesha County

Waukesha WI

12 November, 2021

3:44 PM

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WAUKESHA COUNTY, WI—Waukesha County Public Health and Waukesha County Emergency Management announced new COVID-19 testing sites will open. It is expected the demand for testing will increase as the flu and holiday season approaches, the county said. Accelerated Clinical Labs will open on Monday a temporary drive-through testing site in the Dairy Barn at the Waukesha County Expo Center, 1000 Northview Road. The COVID-19 testing site will be open Mondays and Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The site will be closed when the 300-tests-per-day maximum is reached. No appointment is required to get a test, though online preregistration is encouraged, the county said. Also on Monday, Summit Clinical Labs will open another testing location at N96W17490 County Line Road in Germantown, near the north boarder of Waukesha County. The Delafield and New Berlin sites remain open. On Wednesday, Rx Rapid Testing / Bridge Diagnostics will open a new site at W229 N1400 Westwood Dr. The COVID-17 testing site will be open seven-days-a-week, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., offering PCR and Rapid Antigen testing. No appointment required to get a test, though online preregistration is encouraged, the county said. COVID-19 testing continues to be available at area clinics, pharmacies, and other locations throughout the county. "Testing is an important reactive response in the fight against the virus. Getting vaccinated is the best proactive response," said Benjamen Jones, Waukesha County Health Officer said in a statement. "This holiday season, children and adolescents age 5 and older are now eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Tens of thousands of children and teens have been hospitalized across the country with COVID-19. While children and adolescents are typically at lower risk than adults of becoming severely ill or hospitalized from COVID-19, it is still possible," Jones said.