COVID-19 testing site will open at Christ the Rock Community Church – Post-Crescent

Calumet County will host a free COVID-19 community testing site starting Thursday, the latest in a string of new testing sites opening in the Fox Valley in the last week.

The drive-through site at Christ the Rock Community Church will be operated by the Wisconsin National Guard. Anyone experiencing symptoms of the virus or who has been in contact with someone who is infected is eligible for a test.

Those symptoms can include fever, cough, difficulty breathing, sore throat, runny nose, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, chills, muscle aches or loss of taste or smell.

Like other Guard-run COVID-19 testing sites, it's highly recommended but not required that people register ahead of time at register.covidconnect.wi.gov.

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Public health officials recommend that if you've been exposed to COVID-19, you wait five to seven days before coming in for a test, as the virus may take time to reach levels that would be noticeable by the test.

The site, at W6254 U.S. 10/State 114 in Menasha, will be open at the following dates and times:

The Guard will not be testing on Nov. 26-28.

Children ages 5 and older can be tested at the site, though those under 18 must be accompanied by a guardian.

The church site is the third site in a week to open for the area, including another Wisconsin National Guard-run site at Appleton North High School and a surge site set up by the federal government at ThedaCare Physicians-Neenah. This comes after months in which Fox Valley residents had to drive to Oshkosh or Green Bay for community testing.

Contact reporter Madeline Heim at 920-996-7266 or mheim@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter at @madeline_heim.

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