MADISON — Wisconsin National Guard specimen collection teams continue testing for COVID-19 across the state at a number of regional community-based testing sites.
11January 2021
A site operates at the Racine County Fairgrounds, 19805 Durand Ave., Yorkville, each Wednesday through March 10. More than 150 specimens were gathered there Jan. 6.
A second site operates at Festival Hall, 5 Fifth St., each Thursday through March 4. There, 250 specimens were collected Jan. 7.
Teams have collected more than 1 million specimens since April 2020 at testing sites to support the Wisconsin Department of Health Service’s efforts to expand COVID-19 testing.
Those seeking a test are urged to register online in advance using the Dynamics Testing and Registration Application (DTRA) program, which is also known as COVID Connect. Go to register.covidconnect.wi.gov/en-US.
After collecting the specimens at each site, the test kits are sent to a lab for analysis, and individual citizens receive their results via an email or a phone call within three to seven days following the test.
Sgt. Semrau
Sgt. Matthew Semrau worked the Festival Hall COVID-19 testing site on Thursday in Racine.
Tomac and Semrau
Pfc. Daniel Tomac and Sgt. Matthew Semrau, members of the Wisconsin National Guard, partnered during the COVID-19 testing on Thursday at Festival Hall in Racine. Tomac is a recent graduate of Northeast Wisconsin Technical College in Green Bay with hopes of starting a career in law enforcement; Semrau, an accountant in civilian life and whose drill station is in Wisconsin Rapids, is a CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear) specialist in the Guard.
Krause
Cpl. Trent Krause and Spc. Ashton Faulkender partnered during COVID-19 testing on Thursday at Festival Hall in Racine. Krause, of Junction City, is a student at Madison Area Technical College where he is working towards becoming a diesel mechanic. Krause has been in the National Guard since 2016 and activated for the pandemic response in April.
Faulkender
Spc. Ashton Faulkender speaks to a motorist during drive-up COVID-19 testing on Thursday at Festival Hall in Racine. Faulkender, of Green Bay, is a student at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, where he is studying to be a nurse; he has been in the Wisconsin National Guard for two years. He has been part of the pandemic response since April.
Gullickson
Spc. Adam Gullickson of Clintonville has been in the Wisconsin National Guard since 2012.
Zahn
Spc. Jala Zahn of Marshfield was at Festival Hall in Racine on Thursday to assist with testing. While she is deployed with the Wisconsin National Guard, she said, her parents are watching over Simba, her 7-year-old Great Dane/Labrador mix rescue dog.
Batien
Community Service Officer Leandra Batien of the Racine Police Department, assists with COVID testing traffic at Festival Hall on Thursday.
Long lines
Vehicles were backed up more than a mile outside Racine's Festival Hall on Thursday as locals waited to get a COVID-19 test. The Wisconsin National Guard recommends advance registration at register.covidconnect.wi.gov to help speed up the process.
Register
The Wisconsin National Guard encourages those who plan to utilize the free COVID testing sites to register in advance at: register.covidconnect.wi.gov.
Staff
The COVID-19 testing site at Festival Hall in Racine moves smoothly with the assistance of civilian staff. The National Guard encourages everyone to register in advance at: register.covidconnect.wi.gov.
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