Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

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

• Tuesday, Dec. 14, 9 to 11 a.m., Second Baptist Church of South Richmond, 3300 Broad Rock Blvd.

• Wednesday, Dec. 15, 9 to 11 a.m., Eastern Henrico Recreation Center Pavilion, 1440 N. Laburnum 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 or booster shot?

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

• Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. – Community Vaccination Center, Arthur Ashe Jr. Athletic Center, 3001 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd., Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson.

• Thursday, Dec. 9, 1 to 4:30 p.m. – Richmond Health Department Cary Street Clinic, 400 E. Cary St., Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson; 4 to 7 p.m. – Linwood Holton Elementary School, 1600 W. Laburnum Ave.

• Friday, Dec. 10, 9 a.m. to noon – Henrico West Health Department Clinic, 8600 Dixon Powers Drive, Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson.

• Saturday, Dec. 11, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. – George Wythe High School, 4314 Crutchfield St., and Elko Middle School, 5901 Elko Road, Sandston, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson.

• Tuesday, Dec. 14, 3 to 6 p.m. – Second Baptist Church of South Richmond, 3300 Broad Rock Blvd., Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson; 4 to 7 p.m. – Overby-Sheppard Elementary School, 2300 1st Ave. in Highland Park, Pfizer and Johnson &Johnson.

• Wednesday, Dec. 15, 1 to 4:30 p.m. – Eastern Henrico Recreation Center, 1440 N. Laburnum Ave., Eastern Henrico, Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson.

• Thursday, Dec. 16, 1 to 4:30 p.m. – Richmond Health Department Cary Street Clinic, 400 E. Cary St., Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson; 4 to 7 p.m. – Blackwell Elementary School, 300 E. 15th St. in South Side, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson.

Children ages 5 to 17 may only receive the Pfizer vaccine.

Vaccinations and booster shots are available for all eligible of any age on a walk-in basis. No appointment is needed. However, people may schedule an appointment online at vaccinate.virginia.gov or vax.rchd.com, or by calling (804) 205-3501 or (877) VAX-IN-VA (1-877-829-4682).

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

The Chesterfield County Health District is offering vaccines and booster shots at the following location:

• Community Vaccination Center, Rockwood Shopping Center (in the former Big Lots store), 10161 Hull Street Road, Midlothian. The center is open 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments are encouraged by going to www.vaccines.gov or call (877) VAX-IN-VA.

Those who are getting a booster shot should bring their vaccine card to confirm date and type of vaccine received. The Virginia Department of Health reported on Wednesday 2,850 new positive cases of COVID-19 around the state during a 24-hour period, bringing the cumulative total to 988,147 cases statewide.

The daily case count represents another peak in daily case numbers in the state and comes amid data reporting cases following the Thanksgiving holiday two weeks ago.

There have been a total of 40,186 hospitalizations and 14,838 deaths. The state’s seven-day positivity rate was 7.7 percent. Last week, the positivity rate was 6.7 percent.

On Wednesday, state health officials reported that 65.9 percent of the state’s population has been fully vaccinated, while 75 percent of the people have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

State data also shows that roughly 1.4 million people in Virginia have received booster shots or third doses of the vaccine.

Among those ages 5 to 11 in Virginia, 181,058 children have received their first shots, accounting for 25 percent of the eligible age group in the state, while 82,966 children are fully vaccinated. As of Wednesday, less than 65,000 cases, 550 hospitalizations and six deaths have been recorded among children.

State data also show that African-Americans comprised 22 percent of cases statewide and 24.4 percent of deaths for which ethnic and racial data is available, while Latinos made up 13.5 percent of cases and 5.7 percent of deaths.