Residents in Chapel Hill and Orange County will have an opportunity to get tested for COVID-19 over the weekend.

Orange County Health is hosting a free coronavirus testing event on Saturday, September 26 from noon to 4 p.m. at St. Thomas More Catholic Church.

Registration will occur on site. Additionally, patients can meet with an on-site provider prior to getting tested.

The testing event at St. Thomas More Catholic Church will occur every fourth Saturday of every month for the foreseeable future.

If you are unable to make it to Saturday’s testing event, there will be several weekly and monthly testing events in the area.

Orange County hosts a free testing event every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the R7 Parking Lot in Chapel Hill (725 M.L.K. Jr. Blvd). Monthly events are held at the Whitted Human Services Center in Hillsborough and the Lattisville Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Hurdle Mill.

More information about Saturday’s testing event and the weekly and monthly testing events can be found on Orange County’s website.

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