Horry County Schools to Participate in DHEC’S ‘Test to Stay’ Covid-19 Testing Program

Horry County Schools will begin participating in DHEC’s ‘Test to Stay’ Covid-19 testing program aimed at keeping children healthy and in the classroom. ‘Test to Stay’ makes rapid at home Covid-19 tests available for parents to pick up at local schools. Starting today, if a student is considered a close contact with a Covid-19 positive person, that student can remain in school if they are symptom free, wear a mask for 10 days, take a test between five and seven days and provide a negative result before Day 8 though guidelines vary depending on vaccination status. Test results in the program are required to be submitted through an online form and the accuracy of the tests will be dependent on the parents.