SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – From free testing events to COVID-19 hotlines, WSAV NOW has gathered the information you need to know.

Wondering what testing entails? Visit here for a firsthand account of the process.

You do not have to be experiencing them to get tested but symptoms may appear two to 14 days after exposure to the virus.

Possible symptoms, according to the Centers for Disease Control, include fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting and diarrhea.

Free testing

The Georgia Department of Public Health has a COVID-19 hotline available at 844-442-2681. To find a testing site near you, visit one of the following links:

• Public health sites (MAKO)
• Commercial testing sites

For Lowcountry residents, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control has provided an interactive map and database of known locations of various COVID-19 test sampling sites. Visit here and search by city or county.

Anyone with general questions about the virus can call the DHEC Care Line at 1-855-472-3432 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. daily.

Each household can still order four free COVID-19 rapid antigen at-home tests. Also, those in South Carolina can visit their local public health department to get free tests.

Coastal Health District

CHD’s COVID-19 Testing Call Center is open Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1-912-230-9744 for any questions.

Brunswick/Glynn County:

CHD offers testing on Kemble Avenue in the parking lot across from the Emergency Care Center of Southeast Georgia Health System.

• Appointments are not required but online pre-registration is recommended to receive faster service at the site
• Site may close early because of excessive heat/extreme weather.
• Open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. or until site has reached daily capacity
• Closed Sundays

Hinesville/Liberty County:

The Coastal Health District’s new drive-thru site is now open in Hinesville.

• Appointments are not required but online pre-registration is recommended to receive faster service at the site
• James Brown Park, 800 Tupelo Trail
• Open Monday through Friday from 8:30 am. to 1:30 p.m.
• Site may close early because of inclement weather

St. Marys/Camden County:

• Health Department, 905 Dilworth Street
• Appointments are not required but online pre-registration is recommended to receive faster service at the site
• Site may close early because of inclement weather
• Open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon or until site has reached daily capacity

Springfield/Effingham County:

• 459 Highway 119 South, across from the west entrance to the hospital
• Enter the hospital campus off First Street to access the testing site
• Appointments are not required but online pre-registration is recommended to receive faster service at the site
• Site may close early because of excessive heat/extreme weather.
• Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. or until site has reached daily capacity

Southeast Health District

In the Southeast Health District, residents are asked to call 1-855-473-4374 to schedule a testing appointment.

Mako Medical, a North Carolina-based company contracted with the Georgia Department of Public Health, has taken over operations for two counties in the Southeast Health District:

• Bulloch County
  • Downtown Statesboro in the parking lot located on the East Side of Railroad Street between Hill St and Courtland St. White drive-thru tent
  • Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m.
  • Last Saturday of the month from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.
  • Register online here
• Coffee County
  • Coffee Regional Medical Center (1101 Ocilla Rd. in Douglas)
  • Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m.
  • First Saturday of the month from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.
  • Register online here

Lowcountry

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is offering weekly testing in Beaufort, Jasper and Hampton counties.

DHEC-sponsored testing is always no-cost, open to anyone regardless of symptoms, and doesn’t require a referral, although pre-registration is recommended.

Visit here to sign up. Results are available within 72 hours.

Explore all testing locations online here. The health department locations are as follows:

• Beaufort County Health Department
  • 601 Wilmington Street in Beaufort
  • Typically open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Hampton County Health Department
  • 531 W. Carolina Avenue in Varnville
  • Monday and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Jasper County Health Department
  • 651 Grays Highway in Ridgeland
  • Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Local hospitals are also offering free, weekly testing. Appointments and doctor’s orders are not required. Again, officials encourage you to pre-register here.

Rapid testing

St. Joseph’s/Candler Urgent Care offers 15-minute rapid COVID-19 tests at the locations listed below.

For self-pay patients, it will cost $160 and includes an exam. Most insurances will cover the entire cost of the test.

• Savannah:
  • 361 Commercial Drive
  • (912) 355-6221
• Pooler:
  • 101 St. Joseph’s/Candler Drive, Suite 100
  • (912) 737-2250
  • NOTE: COVID testing is not available at the Canal Street SJ/C Urgent Care location in Pooler
• Rincon:
  • 5621 Hwy 21 South
  • (912) 295-5860
• Bluffton:
  • 3 Progressive Street
  • (843) 548-0533
• Hinesville:
  • 780 East Oglethorpe Highway
  • (912) 385-0801
• Statesboro
  • 1096 Bermuda Run Road
  • (912) 871-5150

To learn more about COVID-19 safety and testing recommendations, visit sjcurgentcare.com.