APPLETON (NBC 26) -- The city of Appleton announced Friday that a mass testing site for coronavirus has been established at Fox Valley Technical College (FVTC).
In order to be tested for the COVID-19 virus, an individual must be experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and live in Calumet, Outagamie or Winnebago counties.
An individual with COVID-19 may have a cough, fever (defined as a measured temperature greater than 100.4°F), chills, sore throat, headache, muscle aches, new loss of smell or taste, shortness of breath or a combination of those symptoms.
Testing will be conducted for five days. Some of those days will be for targeted testing and not be open to the public.
For people arriving at the Fox Valley Technical College for testing, located at 1825 N. Bluemound Drive in Appleton, you are asked to use the north entrance to campus off N. Bluemound Drive.
According to a news release from the city, testing on Monday, May 11, 2020 and Tuesday, May 12, 2020, will occur for targeted individuals identified by local public health departments (not open to public).
Testing May 13, 2020 to May 15, 2020 does not require an appointment and will have a daily capacity of 300 tests. In addition to being symptomatic, people being tested must be five years old or older. Minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Testing will take place between 9 am and 5 pm.
There is no charge for the testing.
People wishing to be tested can access the Patient Information Form at www.outagamie.org/publichealth. The form can be completed and brought to the testing site. Forms will also be available at the testing site.
The city says in a news release that this new site is the result of those agencies collaborating with the City of Appleton Health Department, City of Menasha Health Department, Calumet and Winnebago County to request state assistance in establishing a test site. The Wisconsin National Guard will provide personnel for the testing site.
