Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

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

Friday, Jan. 29, 1 to 3 p.m., Eastern Henrico Health Department, 1400 N. Laburnum Ave., in Eastern Henrico. Drive-thru testing.

Wednesday, Feb. 3, 1 to 3 p.m., Hotchkiss Field Community Center, 701 E. Brookland Park Blvd., in North Side.

Friday, Feb. 5, 1 to 3 p.m. Eastern Henrico Health Department, 1400 N. Laburnum Ave., in Eastern Henrico. Drive-thru testing.

Appointments are encouraged 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.

The Chesterfield County Health Department also is offering free COVID-19 testing at the following locations:

Second Baptist Church, 5100 W. Hundred Road, Chester,

1 to 3 p.m. Monday, Feb. 1, 8, 15 and 22.

St. Augustine Catholic Church, 4400 Beulah Road, North

Chesterfield, 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3,10, 17 and 24.

Walmsley United Methodist Church, 2950 Walmsley Blvd.,

10 a.m. to noon, Thursday, Feb. 11 and 25.

Testing is free, and no reservations or registration are necessary.

Details: Chesterfield County Health Department at (804) 318-8207.

Want a COVID-19 vaccine?

People who live or work in Richmond or Henrico County are asked to fill out a COVID-19 vaccine interest form at vax.rchd. com, or call (804) 205-3501.

Residents of Chesterfield, Hanover, Goochland, New Kent and Charles City counties are asked to complete an eligibility tool at https://vdh.jebbit.com/amkwk6m1?L=Owned+Web&JC=Vaccine or to call the state COVID-19 hotline at (877) 275-8343.

In an effort to step up COVID-19 vaccine efforts across the country, President Biden announced Tuesday that the United States will purchase an additional 200 million doses of the vaccine, enough to fully inoculate nearly every American by the end of the summer.

The purchase of 100 million doses each from Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech would be in addition to the 400 million combined doses the companies already have committed to provide, White House officials said.

Some local officials in Virginia and members of the public have expressed frustration over the vaccine rollout, particularly as a new variant strain of the virus was reported Monday in Northern Virginia by state health officials.

More than 1.16 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been distributed throughout Virginia as of Wednesday, according to state records, with 51.7 percent of the doses administered. As of Wednesday, 78,261 people have been fully vaccinated with the required two doses of the vaccine.

The Virginia Department of Health reported 5,227 new cases on Wednesday, for a total of 488,553 cases statewide, along with 20,986 hospitalizations and 6,228 deaths.

According to Virginia data, African-Americans comprised 21.4 percent of cases and 23.8 percent of deaths for which ethnic and racial data is available, while Latinos made up 18.1 percent of the cases and 7.5 percent of deaths.