Full Notification

DATE: July 1, 2020
Contact: Judy Burrows, Public Information Officer, 715-261-1905
For Immediate Release: Free COVID-19 Testing in Abbotsford with National Guard Assistance
Abbotsford, WI – Marathon County Health Department, Clark County Health Department, and Family Health La Clinica will provide COVID-19 testing on Thursday, July 9 from 12 pm- 8 pm and Friday, July 10 from 7 am to 4 pm with the aid of the Wisconsin National Guard. The event will provide drive-through and walk-up style COVID-19 nasal swab testing at 1011 E. Spruce Street, Abbotsford, Wisconsin (Parking lot of the Dollar General). Spanish language support will be available.
Community members do not need to be experiencing symptoms to be tested. However, it is strongly encouraged that anyone who is experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 seek testing at this time. Symptoms included fever, cough, congestion, loss of taste/smell, shortness of breath, sore throat, fatigue, body aches, diarrhea, vomiting or nausea, chills, and/or muscle aches. Participants must be age 5 years or older.
If someone has been identified as being a “close contact” with a positive case, they may be asked to participate at the request of their public health department. Public health staff investigates each positive case to determine who they may have exposed during their infectious period. If you have a known exposure or are considered a “close contact,” a public health staff member will call you to guide you through quarantine and COVID-testing options.