Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

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

• Monday, July 19,1 to 2 p.m., Southwood Resource Center, 1742 Clarkson Road, #A, South Richmond.

• Wednesday, July 21, 11 a.m. to noon, Mosby Resource Center, 1536 Coalter St., East End.

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:

• Friday, July 16, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. – City Hall Vaccination Event, 900 E. Broad St., Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Henrico West Clinic, 8600 Dixon Powers Drive, Pfizer.

• Sunday, July 18, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. – Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 1400 Perry St.

• Monday, July 19, 1 to 3 p.m. – Coventry Gardens Apartments, 201 Newbridge Circle, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson.

• Tuesday, July 20, 1 to 3 p.m. – State Department of Aging & Rehabilitative Services, 2001 Maywill St., Suite 202, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson; 6 to 7 p.m. – Oakwood Arts, 3511 P St., Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson.

• Wednesday, July 21, 3 to 6 p.m. – George Wythe High School, 4314 Crutchfield St., Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson.

• Friday, July 23, 9 a.m. to noon – Henrico West Clinic, 8600 Dixon Powers Drive, Pfizer; 3 to 5 p.m. – Creighton Family Transition Coaches, 1111 N. 25th St., Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson.

• Wednesday, July 28, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Washington Football Team Training Camp, 2401 W. Leigh St., Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson; 3 to 6 p.m. – George Wythe High School, 4314 Crutchfield 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.

On Monday, Gov. Ralph S. Northam called for $353 million from Virginia’s $4.3 billion portion of funds from the federal American Rescue Plan to be used for economic recovery efforts for small businesses and industries affected by the pandemic.

Locally, new efforts are underway to promote COVID-19 vaccine education and distribution. The Richmond and Henrico health districts are partnering with the public school systems to offer physicals and vaccinations to children to meet state health requirements ahead of the new school year.

The Chesterfield Health District is hosting community information teams to promote vaccination clinics and to provide health education and registration for those yet to be vaccinated. The effort will include door-to-door canvassing in neighborhoods and businesses in Chesterfield, Powhatan and Colonial Heights.

According to data released Wednesday by the Virginia Department of Health, more than 4.4 million people are fully vaccinated in Virginia, or 51.8 percent of the population, while 59.6 percent of the population has received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

State officials reported 683,614 cases of COVID-19 statewide on Wednesday, along with 30,900 hospitalizations and 11,467 deaths. Virginia’s seven-day positivity rate is 2.4 percent. Last week, it was 2 percent.

According to state data, 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 16 percent of cases and 6.5 percent of deaths.