Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

The Richmond and Henrico County health districts are offering testing at the following locations:

• Thursday, Aug. 12, 10 to 11 a.m., Southwood Resource Center, 1742 Clarkson Road, Apt. A.

• Thursday, Aug. 17, 1 to 2 p.m., Hillside Resource Center, 1615 Glenfield Ave.

Appointments are not necessary, but can be made by calling the Richmond and Henrico COVID-19 Hotline at (804) 205-3501 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, or by registering online at https://bit.ly/RHHDCOVID.

Testing will be offered while test supplies last.

COVID-19 testing also is available at various drug stores, clinics and urgent care centers throughout the area for people with and without health insurance. Several offer tests with no out-of-pocket costs.

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

• Friday, Aug. 13, 9 a.m. to noon – Henrico West Health Department Clinic, 8600 Dixon Powers Drive, Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson.

• Saturday, Aug. 14, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. – RVA Clippers, 914 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd., Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson.

• Sunday, Aug. 15, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. – Sacred Heart Center, 1400 Perry St., Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson.

• Tuesday, Aug. 17, 9 to 11 a.m. – Cedar Street Baptist Church of God, 2301 Cedar St., Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson.

• Wednesday, Aug. 18, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Third Street Bethel AME Church Food Pantry, 614 N. 3rd St., Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson.

• Thursday, Aug. 19, 2 to 4 p.m. – Brookland Middle School, 9200 Lydell Drive.

• Friday, Aug. 20, 9 a.m. to noon – Henrico West Health Department Clinic, 8600 Dixon Powers Drive, Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson; 10 a.m. to noon – Deering Manor Apartments’ Back-to-School Event, 2720 Hopkins Road, Pfizer and Johnson and Johnson; 3 to 5 p.m. – East End Branch Richmond Public Library, 1200 N. 25th 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 continues to see a steady climb in cases of COVID-19, which has led to vaccine mandates for state employees and in some localities and school systems. Officials said the surge is being driven largely by the spread of the delta variant of the virus, which is so contagious that even people who are fully vaccinated can pass it along to others without showing symptoms themselves.

As a result, health officials are stressing the importance of all age groups wearing a mask, regardless of vaccination status.

In Richmond, the vast majority of its rising number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are among the unvaccinated, local health officials said this week. They promised further community outreach and collaboration efforts to get people age 12 and older vaccinated at easy-to-reach vaccine clinics and neighborhood sites. Plans are underway to set up vaccination sites at barbershops, beauty salons and other places.

More than 2,100 new cases of COVID-19 were reported Wednesday by the state Department of Health, contributing to a total of 713,195 cases statewide. There have been 31,966 hospitalizations and 11,581 deaths statewide to date.

Virginia’s seven-day positivity rate continues to rise at 7.5 percent. Last week, it was 6.5 percent.

According to state health department data, 54.8 percent of the population has been fully vaccinated, while 61.6 percent of the population has received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

State data also show that African-Americans comprised 22.6 percent of cases statewide and 25.1 percent of deaths for which ethnic and racial data is available, while Latinos made up 15.7 percent of cases and 6.4 percent of deaths.