Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

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

• Friday, March 25, 4 to 6 p.m. – Southwood Pool House, Southwood Parkway and Clarkson Road.

The event will provide walk-up testing, though appointments can still be made by calling (804) 205-3501or going to www.rchd.com

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:

• Through Friday, March 25, 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.

• Tuesday, March 29, noon to 2 p.m. – Henrico East Health Department, 1400 N. Laburnum Ave.; 4 to 6 p.m. – Carlisle Avenue Baptist Church and Church Hill Academy, 2010 Carlisle Ave., Pfizer and Moderna.

• Friday, April 1, 9 to 11 a.m. – Southwood Pool House, Southwood Parkway and Clarkson Road; 1 to 2:45 p.m. – Fairfield Court Resource Center, 2506 Phaup St., Pfizer and Moderna.

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, but can be made 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.

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

A total of 895 new cases of COVID-19 were reported statewide Wednesday for the 24-hour period, contributing to an overall state total of 1,663,132 cases of coronavirus since the pandemic’s outbreak. As of Wednesday, there have been 448,178 hospitalizations and 19,563 deaths statewide. The state’s seven-day positivity rate dropped to 3.6 percent on Wednesday. Last week, the positivity rate was 4 percent.

On Wednesday, state health officials reported that 72.4 percent of the state’s population has been fully vaccinated, while 81.2 percent of the people have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

State data also showed that more than 2.8 million people in Virginia have received booster shots or third doses of the vaccine.

Among those ages 5 to 11 in Virginia, 305,165 children have received their first shots, accounting for 42.1 percent of the eligible age group in the state, while 259,253 children, or 35.8 percent, are fully vaccinated and 468 have received a booster shot or third dose. As of Wednesday, fewer than 138,000 cases, 843 hospitalizations and eight deaths have been recorded among children.

State data also show that African-Americans comprised 22.4 percent of cases statewide and 23.2 percent of deaths for which ethnic and racial data is available, while Latinos made up 12 percent of cases and 5.1 percent of deaths.

As of Wednesday, Richmond reported a total of 44,058 cases, 1,060 hospitalizations and 482 deaths; Henrico County, 63,943 cases, 1,395 hospitalizations and 895 deaths; Chesterfield County, 71,998 cases, 1,372 hospitalizations and 748 deaths; and Hanover County, 21,606 cases, 504 hospitalizations and 274 deaths.