by: WOODTV.com staff
MUSKEGON, Mich. (WOOD) — Thanks to a multi agency partnership, Muskegon County residents will be able to get a free COVID-19 test this weekend.
Residents in the county can take advantage of both drive-thru and walk-up COVID-19 testing will be offered from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Muskegon Heights Farmers Market at 2600 Baker St., Muskegon Heights.
The state says volunteers will be monitoring traffic and members of the Michigan National Guard will administer the test.
Troy Bell, city manager of the City of Muskegon Heights said, “My concern is that COVID-19 has had a disproportionate and devastating impact on Muskegon Heights. “You can’t fight what you can’t see. Getting testing is critical to our recovery and I am encouraging all our citizens to come out this weekend to take advantage of this opportunity.”
A community-wide partnership with the National Guard, Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, State Emergency Operations Center, Muskegon County, the City of Muskegon Heights, and many other local partners made the free testing a reality..