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Marion County distributing free at-home Covid tests Thursday

An at-home Covid rapid test (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter)

Marion County’s Health and Human Services Department is handing out free at-home Covid test kits Thursday, March 3.

The giveaway begins at 3 p.m. at Peoples Church in Salem, 4500 Lancaster Drive N.E.

It will last until 7 p.m. or until supplies run out.

Up to 10 boxes of tests are available per household, according to a Facebook post from the health department.

Each box contains two rapid tests which are designed to be self-administered at home. Tests will not be administered during the giveaway.

No identification or paperwork is required to receive tests.

-Rachel Alexander