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<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>
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<p>Through a partnership with the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), Beaufort County Library branches now have free, saliva-based COVID-19 test kits that you can register, self administer, and return via FedEx.</p>
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<p>Residents can pick up a kit at any branch during normal operating hours. The kit includes instructions to register it online, self-administer the test, and then drop off the testing kit at any FedEx Drop Box or FedEx location. You can also contact FedEx to schedule a pickup. (Do not return your kit to the library.)</p>
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<p>Kits must be mailed the same day the sample is taken. Each kit contains all necessary pieces to collect and return a sample.</p>
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<p>Please call your library before visiting to check on current inventory, as supplies are limited.</p>
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