Drive-through Covid-19 testing begins this week

The Washington Ozaukee Public Health Department is offering free drive-through Covid-19 testing at Concordia University Wisconsin in Mequon and Washington County Fair Park in West Bend beginning this week.

 Testing will be done from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, May 28 to 30, at Concordia University, 12800 N. Lake Shore Dr.

At Washington County Fair Park, 3000 Hwy. PV, testing will be offered from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, June 1 to 3.

The testing, which is being done in collaboration with the North Shore Health Department and the Wisconsin National Guard, is available to all Wisconsin residents with or without Covid-19 symptoms.

Individuals must register ahead of time in order to be tested. People who do not register will not be tested.

Registration will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. through June 2 by calling (262) 365-5878.

People who have coronavirus symptoms should not wait for the drive-through testing but instead contact their health-care providers.

Symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, chills, repeating shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat or new or worsening loss of taste or smell.