May 15, 2020 By MKE Community Journal Leave a Comment

Plain clothes members of the Wisconsin National Guard recently started conducting free COVID-19 testing for central city residents.

The tests are part of an initiative by the state and Gov. Tony Evers to test all of Milwaukee’s African Americans, Latinos, and tribal community members at two locations.

Thirty percent of Wisconsinites who have died after contracting COVID-19 are African American.

“Our African American and Latino residents have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 both at home and where they work,” read a joint statement from members of the Common Council.

The council members strongly urged African American, Latino and tribal community members—those with or without symptoms—to take advantage of the free COVID-19 testing.