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Tag: coronavirus testing
Posted inCORONAVIRUS

Racine County COVID-19 Update

by Racine County Eye

COVID-19 cases United States: 32,244,617 cases, 577,224 deaths Wisconsin: 595,049 confirmed, 2,831,052 negative, 6,756 deaths  Central Racine County Health Department: 13,062 (combined confirmed and probable; +106 from last week), 68,003 negative (+879), 210 deaths (+0) City of Racine Public Health Department: 9,808 cases (combined confirmed and probable; +121 from last week), 48,914 negative (+536), 118 […]

Posted inCORONAVIRUS, Local news, Schools

UW-Parkside Receives Additional Federal COVID Dollars for Students

by Racine County Eye

SOMERS, Wis. – UW-Parkside students experiencing financial hardship due to the ongoing global pandemic can now access additional federal dollars through the university’s Financial Aid Department. Parkside has received $1,890,973 via the Federal Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA). The funding received is in addition to the pandemic funds received via the CARES […]

Posted inCORONAVIRUS

UW-Parkside Kicks off Latest Round of Community COVID Testing Jan. 27

by Racine County Eye

SOMERS, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Parkside is working with UW System and federal and state partners to restart COVID-19 “rapid-results” testing for community residents. Community testing will restart on January 27 at UW-Parkside Tallent Hall, 900 Wood Road. Hours of operation will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Thursday and Friday from 9:00 […]

Posted inCORONAVIRUS

UW-Parkside COVID-19 Rapid Testing Schedule Updated

by Racine County Eye

SOMERS, Wis. – University of Wisconsin-Parkside has updated its COVID-19 rapid-results testing schedule to reflect changes due to the holiday break. For COVID-19 “surge testing” that provides the Abbott BinaxNOW rapid test, testing will not be available from December 23 through January 4. Testing will resume starting Tuesday, January 5. The location for the surge testing […]

Posted inCORONAVIRUS

COVID-19 Testing Resumes November 5th at Festival Hall

by Racine County Eye

City of Racine – City of Racine Public Health Administrator Dottie-Kay Bowersox announced that National Guard COVID-19 testing will resume this Thursday, November 5, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. However, the location is changing from the Cesar Chavez Community Center to Festival Hall to accommodate the anticipated long line as COVID-19 cases continue to surge in […]

Posted inCORONAVIRUS

Meal Services in Racine

by Emma Widmar

Meal services in Racine County are now available for residents. Due to COVID-19 changes may occur, but as of now, this is the current information to follow. Where are meal services happening in Racine? Look no further, follow this guide for times and locations. Use the Racine Meal Service Guide for access to meal services […]

Posted inCORONAVIRUS, Government, Local news

Calls for more coronavirus testing as Wisconsin sees ‘significant community spread’

by Racine County Eye

In the earliest days of the coronavirus pandemic, a shortage of testing supplies and staff at laboratories left Wisconsin and other states struggling to quickly identify infections and isolate contagious people. Four months after Gov. Tony Evers declared the outbreak a public health emergency, the state has dramatically expanded its testing capacity. But experts say […]

Posted inCORONAVIRUS, Government, Local news

Ascension Wisconsin Expands COVID-19 Testing in Racine

by Emma Widmar

COVID-19 testing expands in Racine, as the Ascension Medical Group, will now be open 5 days a week. Starting on Monday July 13th at Ascension All Saints Hospital Wisconsin Avenue Campus, 1320 Wisconsin Ave, testing will take place. “Testing is essential to reducing the spread of of COVID-19,” says Vice President of Ascension Medical Group, […]

Posted inCORONAVIRUS

CVS Health Expands Testing Capabilities Amid Rise in COVID-19 Cases; Adds Seven Additional New Drive-Thru Test Sites in Wisconsin

by Racine County Eye

In an ongoing effort to help slow the spread of the virus, CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) today expanded its COVID-19 testing program by announcing seven additional test sites at select CVS Pharmacy drive-thru locations across Wisconsin. The opening of additional test sites on Friday, June 26 add to the seven locations previously opened in Wisconsin. […]