Free COVID-19 Testing Sites

Recognizing the urgent need for expanded COVID-19 testing along the Grand Strand, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control has partnered with Tidelands Health and other health care facilities to offer a large-scale community testing program in our region. Free testing events are scheduled at convenient sites throughout the area.

Businesses are encouraged to send their employees to these free COVID-19 testing events. Wait time is usually under one hour at the drive-thru sites.

What You Need to Know

Testing is free and open to everyone ages 2 and older. Pre-screening is not required. Individuals under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian to give consent for testing. Participants simply drive up to be tested and remain in their car throughout the process.

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Free Drive-Thru Testing

The testing events are open to all individuals, and each event can accommodate up to 250 people. Pre-screening is not required. Participants simply drive up to be tested and remain in their vehicles throughout the process.

Testing is available at the following times and locations:

• Every Tuesday, 3-5 p.m. (or while supplies last), Precious Blood of Christ Catholic Parish, 1633 Waverly Road, Pawleys Island (Provider: Tidelands Health)
   
• Every Friday, 2-5 p.m. (or while supplies last), Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conference Center, 950 Crabtree Lane, Myrtle Beach (Provider: Tidelands Health)

View List of Testing Sites

What to do if a Team Member Tests Positive

• SCDHEC has released a step-by-step guide for how businesses should handle potential cases of COVID-19 in the workplace. The guide features pre-emptive and reactive steps to potential infections.
  • Employee Screening Information
     

• How to report COVID-19
  Report immediately a suspected COVID-19 case by contacting SC DHEC at:
  • Office: 843-915-8886
  • Nights/Weekends: 843-915-8845