MUSC to conduct free COVID-19 testing in Hartsville

FILE – In this April 2, 2020, file photo a nurse holds a vial and a swab at a drive-up coronavirus testing station at a hospital in Seattle. A federal report due out Monday, April 6, finds that three out of four U.S. hospitals surveyed are already treating patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

by: Kevin Accettulla

Posted: May 14, 2020 / 05:33 PM EDT

Updated: May 14, 2020 / 05:33 PM EDT

HARTSVILLE, S.C. (WBTW) — The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) will conduct free COVID-19 testing in Hartsville, the City of Hartsville announced Thursday.

The testing will be offered Monday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Byerly Park Sports Complex (700 Russell Road) in a drive-through or walk-up format, the city said.

Testing will be open to anyone interested, whether they have symptoms or not. It is recommended that people use drive-through testing, but walk-ups will still be available. Hartsville Police Department will be directing traffic and cars should enter from Russell Road. Walk-up patients should enter from Washington Street.

The testing is free and pre-screening is not required, the city said.

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