Posted on: November 17, 2021
No out-of-pocket cost COVID-19 testing is now available weekdays at a kiosk located in the north parking lot of the Kenosha Unified School District’s Educational Support Center, 3600 52nd St., Kenosha.
Testing hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday-Fr...
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Posted on: November 9, 2021
The Wisconsin National Guard’s COVID-19 testing schedule at Salem Lakes Fire and Rescue Station No. 1 in Trevor is changing effective this week.
Testing will now be available from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays through Dec. 14.
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Posted on: November 5, 2021
With the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine now approved for use in kids ages 5-11, Kenosha County Public Health will host a series of children’s vaccination clinics beginning Thursday, Nov. 11.
Kenosha County Health Officer Dr. Jen Freiheit said these clinics are av...
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Posted on: October 25, 2021
The Wisconsin National Guard will offer free, drive-thru COVID-19 testing four days per week through Dec. 14 at the Salem Lakes Fire and Rescue Station No. 1 in Trevor, Kenosha County Public Health announced today.
Testing hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesd...
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Posted on: October 6, 2021
Kenosha County Public Health will host a COVID-19 booster dose clinic from 9 a.m. to noon this Friday, Oct. 8, at the Kenosha County Job Center, 8600 Sheridan Road.
This clinic is intended to serve eligible individuals who do not otherwise have access to a...
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Posted on: September 29, 2021
The Wisconsin National Guard will offer free, drive-thru COVID-19 testing this Thursday and Friday, Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, at the Kenosha County Fairgrounds in Wilmot.
Testing hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days.
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Posted on: July 8, 2021
Kenosha County is one of three Wisconsin counties included in a natural disaster declaration related to the recent drought. The others are Racine and Walworth counties.
As such, Economic Injury Disaster Loans are available to small businesses, small agricu...
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Posted on: June 2, 2021
Kenosha County Public Health’s COVID-19 Mass Vaccination Clinics are ending after this week, but this service will remain available — by appointment only — at two locations.
The final, no-appointment-needed clinic will be held...
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Posted on: May 26, 2021
In light of the recent change in CDC guidance and the upcoming May 27 expiration of the City of Kenosha’s mask requirement, Kenosha County Health Officer Dr. Jen Freiheit today issued a series of recommendations on the wearing of face coverings....
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Posted on: May 13, 2021
Kenosha County Public Health’s COVID-19 Community Vaccination Clinics are now able to serve clients ages 12 and up, Health Officer Dr. Jen Freiheit announced today.
This expansion of eligibility follows the Centers for Disease Control and Prevent...
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Posted on: May 4, 2021
Kenosha County Public Health’s COVID-19 Community Vaccination Clinics are now able to offer clients the opportunity to choose which of the three vaccine varieties they wish to receive, Health Officer Dr. Jen Freiheit announced today.
This comes as the coun...
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Posted on: April 21, 2021
Kenosha County Public Health will be able to serve walk-in clients at COVID-19 community vaccination clinics this Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, April 21, 22 and 24, Health Officer Dr. Jen Freiheit announced today.
This opportunity is open to anyone age...
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Posted on: April 16, 2021
Kenosha County Public Health will be able to serve walk-in clients as long as doses remain available at the COVID-19 community vaccination clinic from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Saturday, April 17, at Westosha Central High School, Health Officer Dr. Jen Freihe...
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Posted on: April 12, 2021
Kenosha County Public Health, in partnership with Westosha Central High School, will hold a COVID-19 community vaccination clinic at the school from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 17.
This clinic is open to people who live, work or study in Kenosha Count...
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Posted on: April 7, 2021
A newly released addendum to last year’s Kenosha County Kickstart plan provides advisory guidance for event organizers with the intention of limiting the spread of COVID-19 as the pandemic continues, Kenosha County Health Officer Dr. Jen Freihei...
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Posted on: March 27, 2021
The Kenosha County Public Health COVID-19 Community Vaccination Clinic will not be in operation on Friday, April 2, due to the Good Friday holiday.
People who become eligible for their second dose that day will be invited to make appointments beginning Ap...
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Posted on: March 25, 2021
Kenosha County residents who are currently eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine are encouraged to contact the county vaccination call center to schedule an appointment for next week, Health Officer Dr. Jen Freiheit said today.
“We want to tak...
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Posted on: March 10, 2021
As of Wednesday, March 10, Kenosha County Public Health’s expanded-capacity COVID-19 community vaccination clinic is now operational in the former Shopko building at 5300 52nd St. in Kenosha.
The former clinic site in the Kenosha County Job Cente...
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Posted on: March 3, 2021
Kenosha County Public Health’s COVID-19 vaccine clinics are moving from the Job Center to a larger venue beginning next week.
Starting Wednesday, March 10, clinics will be held in the former Shopko building at 5300 52nd St. in Kenosha.
The new fac...
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Posted on: March 1, 2021
Lab results received over the weekend confirmed that B.1.1.7, known as the U.K. variant of COVID-19, has made its first known appearance in Kenosha County, Kenosha County Health Officer Dr. Jen Freiheit announced today.
The individual tested posi...
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Posted on: February 18, 2021
As of Wednesday, 50 percent of Kenosha County’s 65-and-over population has received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, Health Officer Dr. Jen Freiheit announced.
Kenosha County reached this milestone in just three weeks since the State of...
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Posted on: February 9, 2021
A call center is now available for people who do not have access to schedule COVID-19 vaccination appointments online, the Kenosha County Division of Health announced today.
Those unable to access the links to providers on the county’s COVID-19 Response Hu...
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Posted on: January 26, 2021
A list of local providers of the COVID-19 vaccine is now included on the Kenosha County COVID-19 Response Hub Website, Kenosha County Health Officer Dr. Jen Freiheit announced today.
The list, to be updated frequently, includes names and locations of provi...
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Posted on: January 20, 2021
With the State of Wisconsin’s announcement Tuesday that all adults 65 and over will be eligible to begin receiving the COVID-19 vaccine next week, the Kenosha County Division of Health looks forward to announcing more information about the local...
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Posted on: January 14, 2021
Individuals and organizations that fall within Tiers 1a and 1b of the COVID-19 vaccination schedule are now urged to fill out an online form to help link them with a local vaccine provider, Kenosha County Health Officer Dr. Jen Freiheit said today.
Tier 1a...
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Posted on: January 2, 2021
Two changes to the COVID-19 testing landscape in Kenosha County took effect recently.
The Kenosha Community Health Center moved its drive-thru testing facility from Gateway Technical College to the former Chase Bank drive-thru at 5506 Seventh Ave. in downt...
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Posted on: December 30, 2020
The Kenosha County Division of Health is now helping to provide the COVID-19 vaccine to frontline health care personnel, with an initial emphasis on emergency medical services workers, Health Officer Dr. Jen Freiheit said today.
Freiheit said Kenosha Count...
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Posted on: December 18, 2020
Citing a marked uptick in case volume in her office in recent months, Kenosha County Medical Examiner Patrice Hall is strongly urging people to stay home and avoid gatherings this holiday season as COVID-19 continues to claim lives.
“The numbers ...
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Posted on: December 15, 2020
The Kenosha County Division of Health is working actively with the Kenosha County Emergency Operations Center, health care providers and other partners to coordinate local distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Local health officials are following up on a p...
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Posted on: December 12, 2020
In response to community questions about COVID-19 quarantine protocols and testing processes, the Kenosha County Division of Health is providing the following Q&A reference for the community.
Kenosha County Health Officer Dr. Jen Freiheit reminds the c...
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Posted on: December 9, 2020
The Wisconsin National Guard’s weekly COVID-19 testing site in western Kenosha County is moving to a new location effective this Friday, Dec. 11.
Testing will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Salem Lakes Fire and Rescue Station No. 1, 11252 254th...
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Posted on: November 19, 2020
The Kenosha Fire Department will be offering FREE COVID-19 testing on Wednesdays and Fridays through the end of the year beginning this Friday, Nov. 20, the department announced today.
Anyone who lives or works in Wisconsin, ages 5 and above, can be tested...
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Posted on: November 14, 2020
With cases of COVID-19 rising sharply in Kenosha County, local government and health leaders are imploring the community follow some fundamental health and safety recommendations.
As of Friday, Kenosha County had some 7,200 cumulative, confirmed cases of t...
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Posted on: November 11, 2020
In a new, public-private partnership, Modern Apothecary this week moved its COVID-19 testing site to the former Kenosha Fire Station No. 3, 2121 Roosevelt Road.
A locally owned, independent pharmacy, Modern Apothecary last month began offering fr...
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Posted on: November 9, 2020
Kenosha County Health Officer Dr. Jen Freiheit is strongly recommending that all schools within the county — K-12, colleges and universities — switch to virtual instruction only between Nov. 23 and Jan. 4.
In announcing this recommendat...
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Posted on: October 28, 2020
The hours for COVID-19 testing that the Wisconsin National Guard is providing in Kenosha County will shift slightly, due to the impending end of Daylight Saving Time on Saturday night.
Beginning this Friday, Oct. 30, testing will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p...
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Posted on: October 16, 2020
A planned upgrade to a state computer system will cause an outage affecting COVID-19 reporting this weekend, the Kenosha County Division of Health announced today.
The Wisconsin Electronic Disease Surveillance System (WEDSS) will undergo several enhancemen...
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Posted on: October 13, 2020
A new, drive-thru COVID-19 testing opportunity is coming to Kenosha County beginning this Thursday, Oct. 15.
Locally owned, independent pharmacy Modern Apothecary will offer testing each Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday through at least Nov. 15 in the parkin...
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Posted on: October 12, 2020
The Kenosha County Division of Emergency Management, in conjunction with the City of Kenosha officials, is reaching out to residents regarding a potential opportunity for an SBA (Small Business Administration) Declaration for damages due to the recent Ken...
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Posted on: October 12, 2020
In response to numerous inquiries from community members on how they can help during the COVID-19 emergency, the Kenosha County Joint Information Center is periodically publishing a list of needs at local food pantries.
This list is compiled by Extension K...
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Posted on: October 10, 2020
The Kenosha County Division of Health, in partnership with the Wisconsin National Guard, will offer free, drive-thru COVID-19 testing twice weekly throughout this fall.
Testing will be available each Monday, Oct. 12 through Dec. 7, at the Kenosha County Jo...
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Posted on: September 25, 2020
In response to numerous inquiries from community members on how they can help during the COVID-19 emergency, the Kenosha County Joint Information Center is periodically publishing a list of needs at local food pantries.
This list is compiled by Extension K...
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Posted on: August 28, 2020
In response to numerous inquiries from community members on how they can help during the COVID-19 emergency, the Kenosha County Joint Information Center is publishing a weekly list of needs at local food pantries.
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Posted on: August 19, 2020
A case of COVID-19 has been confirmed at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, the Kenosha County Division of Health and UW-Parkside announced jointly today.
One staff member tested positive and is presently in isolation, per Wisconsin Department of Health ...
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Posted on: August 1, 2020
Free, drive-thru or walk-thru COVID-19 testing for the public will be offered Monday through Wednesday, Aug. 3-5 at Brass Community School in Kenosha.
This is the latest round of local testing by the Wisconsin National Guard, and the last one scheduled for...
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Posted on: July 31, 2020
In response to numerous inquiries from community members on how they can help during the COVID-19 emergency, the Kenosha County Joint Information Center is publishing a weekly list of needs at local food pantries.
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Posted on: July 20, 2020
In light of a recent increase in COVID-19 testing locally, the Kenosha County Division of Health is reminding those who have been tested to self-quarantine until they receive their results.
A total of 1,992 people were tested Thursday through Saturday at a...
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Posted on: July 18, 2020
In response to numerous inquiries from community members on how they can help during the COVID-19 emergency, the Kenosha County Joint Information Center is publishing a weekly list of needs at local food pantries.
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Posted on: July 13, 2020
The Wisconsin National Guard is coming to the University of Wisconsin-Parkside this week to provide three days of free, drive-thru COVID-19 testing to the public.
Testing will be offered from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, July 16-18, in Park...
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Posted on: July 2, 2020
In response to numerous inquiries from community members on how they can help during the COVID-19 emergency, the Kenosha County Joint Information Center is publishing a weekly list of needs at local food pantries.
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Posted on: June 29, 2020
The Kenosha County Division of Health last week made changes to the COVID-19 data that it provides to the public, in an effort to better represent how the virus is affecting the community.
These changes were made to the Kenosha County Kickstart dashboard, ...
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Posted on: June 26, 2020
In response to numerous inquiries from community members on how they can help during the COVID-19 emergency, the Kenosha County Joint Information Center is publishing a weekly list of needs at local food pantries.
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Posted on: June 22, 2020
The Wisconsin National Guard will return to Kenosha County to conduct two days of drive-thru COVID-19 testing for the public this Tuesday and Wednesday, June 23 and 24.
This round of testing will occur outside the Kenosha Municipal Building, 625 52nd St.
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Posted on: June 12, 2020
In response to numerous inquiries from community members on how they can help during the COVID-19 emergency, the Kenosha County Joint Information Center is publishing a weekly list of needs at local food pantries.
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Posted on: June 5, 2020
Certain private nonprofit organizations in the community are eligible to apply for funding through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Public Assistance program to help cover the costs of COVID-19 response efforts.
Lt. Horace Staples, direc...
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Posted on: May 29, 2020
The Kenosha County Division of Health, in partnership with the Wisconsin National Guard, will offer a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site during the week of June 1 at Westosha Central High School in the Village of Paddock Lake.
Anyone ages 5 and up can be tes...
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Posted on: June 3, 2020
The Kenosha County Division of Health and the Wisconsin National Guard will offer another drive-thru COVID-19 testing site this Thursday, Friday and Saturday, June 4, 5 and 6, at Tremper High School in Kenosha.
Anyone ages 5 and up can be tested, regardles...
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Posted on: May 30, 2020
Forty-five residents of a Kenosha long-term care facility have tested positive for COVID-19, with three fatalities, the Kenosha County Division of Health announced today.
These cases have occurred at Kenosha Estates Living and Care Center, a skilled nursin...
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Posted on: May 30, 2020
Known positive cases of COVID-19 have emerged at seven establishments in Kenosha County, the Division of Health announced today.
The Division of Health is disclosing the establishments in cooperation with the businesses, in an effort to slow the spread of ...
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Posted on: May 30, 2020
In the final installment of the Kenosha County Joint Information Center’s COVID-19 FAQ series, Kenosha County Division of Health Communicable Disease Supervisor Amanda Tuura summarizes the public guidance in the Kenosha County Kickstart plan, an...
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Posted on: May 29, 2020
In response to numerous inquiries from community members on how they can help during the COVID-19 emergency, the Kenosha County Joint Information Center is publishing a weekly list of needs at local food pantries.
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Posted on: May 27, 2020
The City and County of Kenosha, in partnership with the Kenosha Area Business Alliance, today released the final draft of a plan to help guide businesses through the process of restarting operations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kenosha County Kickstart of...
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Posted on: May 27, 2020
Six COVID-19-positive residents of a long-term care facility in the City of Kenosha have died in recent weeks, the Kenosha County Division of Health announced today.
The deaths occurred at The Bay at Sheridan Health and Rehabilitation Center, 8400 Sheridan...
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Posted on: May 23, 2020
This week’s COVID-19 FAQs from the Kenosha County Joint Information Center are a special edition, geared toward members of our Spanish-speaking community.
The questions were answered by members of the Kenosha County Division of Health and present...
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