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Wisconsin Congresswoman Greta Neubauer is urging residents to take advantage of the state’s expanding “Say Yes! Covid Test! to the benefit of everyone.

“Make sure you stay healthy this holiday season by ordering your five free COVID-19 tests,” Neubauer posted on Twitter.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports residents can now order as many as five COVID tests per household per month through the state's "Say Yes! COVID Test" program, with the tests being free of charge and set to be directly delivered to the door of the recipient. The program has now been in operation over the last three months, kicking into gear around the same time that the government ended its free testing program.

“With the holidays coming up, we want to give Wisconsinites the tools they need to safely celebrate with their loved ones,” Department Health Services Secretary-designee Karen Timberlake told the Journal-Sentinel. “These free self-tests are delivered right to the door, allowing people to take a COVID-19 test at home and make decisions that will keep those around them safe.”

Tests can be ordered on the SayYesCovidHomeTest.org website, or by calling 211 or 877-947-2211. Tests can also be secured by purchasing them at local retail stores or pharmacies, using health insurance or Medicaid, or online by visiting local testing sites.

To date, the program has sent out 760,000 rapid antigen tests to 152,000 households, with the overall number of tests distributed growing to more than 1 million when the numbers from schools, health departments and shelters are added.

Regardless of vaccination status, health officials recommend people take a test any time they are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, which include cough, fever and fatigue, and/or five days after known exposure to a person who has COVID-19.