Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

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

• 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday through Tuesday, Community Testing Center Richmond Raceway, Gate 7, 4690 Carolina Ave. Appointments are required by calling (804) 205-3501 or going online at vase.vdh.virginia.gov

• Thursday, Jan. 13, 2 to 6 p.m., Southside Plaza WIC Office, 509 E. Southside Plaza. Walk-up testing; no appointment necessary

Call the Richmond and Henrico COVID-19 Hotline at (804) 205-3501 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday for more information on testing sites, or go online at vax.rchd.com.

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, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. – Community Vaccination Center, Arthur Ashe Jr. Athletic Center, 3001 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd., Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson.

• Thursday, Jan. 13, 1 to 3 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., Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson.

• Friday, Jan. 14, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. – Boushall Middle School, 3400 Hopkins Road, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson.

• Monday, Jan. 17, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Cedar Street Baptist Church of God Fellowship Hall, 2301 Cedar St., Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson. Pre-registration required. Contact: Minister Bobbie Newell, (804) 648-8919.

• Tuesday, Jan. 18, 3 to 6 p.m. – Second Baptist Church of South Richmond, 3300 Broad Rock Blvd., Pfizer and Moderna; 4 to 7 p.m. – Broad Rock Elementary School, 4615 Ferguson Lane, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson.

• Wednesday, Jan. 19, 9 to 10:45 a.m. – Henrico West Health Department Clinic, 8600 Dixon Powers Drive, Pfizer and Moderna; 4 to 7 p.m. – Bellevue Elementary School, 2301 E. Grace St., Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson.

• Thursday, Jan. 20, 1 to 3 p.m. – Richmond Health Department Cary Street Clinic, 400 E. Cary St., Pfizer, Moderna 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 free testing at the following locations:

• Friday, Jan. 14, 21 and 28, 2 to 4 p.m. New Deliverance Evangelistic Church Annex Building, 1701 Turner Road.

• Tuesday, Jan. 18 and 25, 3 to 5 p.m. Faith & Family Church Community Center, 7900 Walmsley Blvd.

• Wednesday, Jan. 19 and 26, 3 to 5 p.m. Faith & Family Church Community Center, 7900 Walmsley Blvd.

Vaccines and booster shots at available at the following location:

• Community Vaccination Center, Rockwood Shopping Center (in the former Big Lots store), 10161 Hull Street Road, Midlothian, 8 a.m. to 6 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. Appointments are required for children ages 5 to 11.

Those who are getting a booster shot should bring their vaccine card to confirm date and type of vaccine received.

In one of his final acts in office, Gov. Ralph S. Northam issued a 30-day emergency order Monday allowing, among other measures, for hospitals to increase their licensed bed capacity and health care providers with active out-of-state licenses to practice in Virginia.

The Henrico County Board of Supervisors also declared an emergency this week, allowing greater flexibility for the county to purchase COVID-19 testing kits and supplies.

A total of 19,836 new cases of COVID-19 were reported statewide Wednesday for the 24-hour period, contributing to an overall state total of 1,315,256 cases of coronavirus since the pandemic’s outbreak. As of Wednesday, there have been 445,375 hospitalizations and 15,750 deaths statewide. The state’s seven-day positivity rate reached 35.8 percent on Wednesday. Last week, the positivity rate was 32 percent.

On Wednesday, state health officials reported that 68.2 percent of the state’s population has been fully vaccinated, while 78.2 percent of the people have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

State data also show that roughly 2.2 million people in Virginia have received booster shots or third doses of the vaccine.

Among those ages 5 to 11 in Virginia, 247,106 children have received their first shots, accounting for 34.2 percent of the eligible age group in the state, while 180,646 children are fully vaccinated. As of Wednesday, less than 82,000 cases, 580 hospitalizations and seven deaths have been recorded among children.

State data also show that African-Americans comprised 22.9 percent of cases statewide and 23.9 percent of deaths for which ethnic and racial data is available, while Latinos made up 13 percent of cases and 5.7 percent of deaths.

As of Wednesday, Richmond reported a total of 35,284 positive cases, 1,003 hospitalizations and 393 deaths; Henrico County, 50,648 cases, 1,316 hospitalizations and 754 deaths; Chesterfield County, 56,542 cases, 1,268 hospitalizations and 610 deaths; and Hanover County, 16,981 cases, 408 hospitalizations and 209 deaths.