COVID-19 testing is available at various drug stores, clinics and urgent care centers throughout the area for people with and without health insurance. Several offer free tests.

A list of area COVID-19 testing sites is online at https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/richmond-city/richmond-and-henrico-area-covid-19-testing-sites/

The Virginia Department of Health also has a list of COVID-19 testing locations around the state at www.vdh.virginia.gov/coronavirus/ covid-19-testing/covid-19-testing-sites/.

Want a COVID-19 vaccine?

The Richmond and Henrico health districts are offering free walk-up COVID-19 vaccines at the following locations:

• Thursday, Aug. 5, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. – John Marshall High School Health Fair, 4225 Old Brook Road, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson.

• Friday, Aug. 6, 9 a.m. to noon – Henrico West Health Department Clinic, 8600 Dixon Powers Drive, Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson.

• Saturday, Aug. 7, Antioch Baptist Church, 1384 New Market Road, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson

• Tuesday, Aug. 10, 1 to 3 p.m. – Chippenham Place Apartments, 5845 Orcutt Lane, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson; 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. – Sacred Heart Center Food Pantry, 1400 Perry St., Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson.

• Wednesday, Aug. 11, 3 to 6 p.m. – George Wythe High School, 4314 Crutchfield St., Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson.

• Thursday, Aug. 12, 2 to 4 p.m. – Meriel Salon, 505 Hull St., Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson.

Children ages 12 to 15 may only receive the Pfizer vaccine.

Appointments are not required, but individuals can schedule an appointment online at vax.rchd.com or by calling (804) 205-3501.

VaccineFinder.org and vaccines.gov also allow people to find nearby pharmacies and clinics that offer the COVID-19 vaccine.

Virginia health officials and elected officials are warning that the dangers of the pandemic are far from over, with the number of COVID-19 cases in Virginia continuing to rise.

The state Department of Health reported Wednesday that Virginia reached a total of 701,059 COVID-19 cases statewide, with 31,546 hospitalizations and 11,541 deaths.

Virginia’s seven-day positivity rate also is rising at 6.5 percent. Last week, it was 4.7 percent.

Officials continue to stress the importance of all Virginians age 12 and older to get vaccinated and to adhere to safety guidelines calling for masking while indoors to protect against infection.

According to state health department data, 54.2 percent of the population has been fully vaccinated, while 60.6 percent of the population has received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

State data also show that African-Americans comprised 22.5 percent of cases statewide and 25.1 percent of deaths for which ethnic and racial data is available, while Latinos made up 15.9 percent of cases and 6.4 percent of deaths.