Free COVID-19 testing
8/27/2020, 6 p.m.
Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.
The Richmond and Henrico County health districts are offering testing at the following locations:
People are advised to bring an umbrella in case of inclement weather or to use as shade from the sun while waiting in line.
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.
Walk-up testing will be offered while test supplies last.
The Virginia Department of Health reported on Wednesday a total of 115,458 positive cases of COVID-19 statewide, along with 9,326 hospitalizations and 2,515 deaths. Officials said Virginia’s positivity rate has fallen to 6.6 percent.
According to the data, African-Americans comprised 25.7 percent of cases and 26.1 percent of deaths for which ethnic and racial data is available, while Latinos made up 33.8 percent of the cases and 11 percent of deaths.
