The Orange County Health Department will not host its daily COVID-19 testing event on Election Day.

The county has begun its free daily testing event — held Monday through Friday at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

However, no testing will be available on Tuesday during Election Day.

Testing at the Whitted Building will resume on Wednesday. COVID-19 testing will also be held in the Nash Parking Lot on Wilson Street in Chapel Hill on Wednesday from 3 to 7 p.m.

As of November 1, North Carolina is reporting 278,028 coronavirus cases and 4,390 deaths from the virus. Orange County is reporting 3,174 cases and 59 deaths from the virus. Visit our ongoing COVID-19 tracker to keep up-to-date with the latest information.

For more information about coronavirus testing in Orange County — including the location of free testing events — visit the Orange County Health Department’s website.

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