UPDATED: Williamson County to host 3 coronavirus testing sites over 5 days

From earlier:

Smaller cities in Williamson County will host three free coronavirus state testing sites over five days, Williamson County Judge Bill Gravell announced June 30.

The testing will take place in Hutto, Jarrell and Liberty Hill during the week of July 6, he said.

“We are pretty excited about the testing that will be available this next week,” Gravell said.

These are walk-up testing sites and no appointments are needed, he said. They will also be free and available to anyone with or without symptoms, he added

The tests will be available to anyone who stops by whether or not they are a Williamson County resident. However, only the tests of Williamson County residents will be added to the official Williamson County coronavirus test counts, officials said. Residents of other counties will not be included in the county’s totals.

Each location will be open from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

• July 6: Hutto Middle School, 1005 Exchange Blvd., Hutto
• July 7-8: Jarrell Middle School, 101 E. Ave. F, Jarrell
• July 9-10: Liberty Hill Junior High, 13125 Hwy. 29, Liberty Hill

The testing will be provided in partnership with the Texas Department of Emergency Management and the Texas National Guard. The state entities are providing the tests while the county allocated $5,000 to be used for meals, water, snacks, hand washing stations and the like, Gravell said.

“Williamson County is working really hard with our state leaders to make sure that our testing is robust not only in our more populated areas like Round Rock, Georgetown and Cedar Park but also expanding out into some of our smaller communities where maybe hospitals and health care facilities are not located to help,” Gravell said.