Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

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

• Community Testing Center, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday to Wednesday, 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. 20, 2 to 6 p.m. – Southside Plaza WIC Office, 509 E. Southside Plaza. Walk-up testing; no appointment necessary

• Friday, Jan. 21, 3 to 6 p.m. – Southwood Pool House, Southwood Parkway and Clarkson Road. Appointments are required by calling (804) 205-3501 or going online at vase.vdh.virginia.gov

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. 20, 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. – Miles Jones Elementary School, 200 Beaufont Hills Drive, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson.

• Friday, Jan. 21, 4 to 7 p.m. – J.B. Fisher Elementary School, 3701 Garden Road, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson.

• Tuesday, Jan. 25, 3 to 6 p.m. – Second Baptist Church of South Richmond, 3300 Broad Rock Blvd., Pfizer and Moderna; 4 to 7 p.m. – Ginter Park Elementary, 3817 Chamberlayne Ave., Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson

• Wednesday, Jan. 26, 9 to 10:45 a.m. – Henrico West Health Department Clinic, 8600 Dixon Powers Drive, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson.

• Thursday, Jan. 27, 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. 21 and 28, 2 to 4 p.m. New Deliverance Evangelistic Church Annex Building, 1701 Turner Road.

• Tuesday, Jan. 25 and Wednesday, Jan. 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.

A total of 12,480 new cases of COVID-19 were reported statewide Wednesday for the 24-hour period, contributing to an overall state total of 1,419,883 cases of coronavirus since the pandemic’s outbreak. As of Wednesday, there have been 446,627 hospitalizations and 15,835 deaths statewide. The state’s seven-day positivity rate was 32 percent on Wednesday. Last week, the positivity rate was 35.8 percent.

On Wednesday, state health officials reported that 68.5 percent of the state’s population has been fully vaccinated, while 78.6 percent of people have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

State data also show that roughly 2.3 million people in Virginia have received booster shots or third doses of the vaccine.

Among those ages 5 to 11 in Virginia, 257,607 children have received their first shots, accounting for 35.6 percent of the eligible age group in the state, while 190,785 children are fully vaccinated. As of Wednesday, just under 108,000 cases, 880 hospitalizations and seven deaths have been recorded among children.

State data also show that African-Americans comprised 22.9 percent of cases statewide and 23.8 percent of deaths for which ethnic and racial data is available, while Latinos made up 12.8 percent of cases and 5.6 percent of deaths.

As of Wednesday, Richmond reported a total of 37,640 cases, 1,006 hospitalizations and 394 deaths; Henrico County, 54,485 cases, 1,323 hospitalizations and 754 deaths; Chesterfield County, 61,071 cases, 1,271 hospitalizations and 611 deaths; and Hanover County, 18,213 cases, 409 hospitalizations and 209 deaths.