Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

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

• Thursday, Dec. 10, 2 to 4 p.m., Southwood Management Property Office, 400 Southwood Parkway, South Side. Rain date: Friday, Dec. 11 at Eastern Henrico Health Department.

• Friday, Dec. 11, 1 to 3 p.m., Eastern Henrico Health Department, 1400 N. Laburnum Ave., Eastern Henrico. Drive-thru testing.

• Monday, Dec. 14, 2 to 4 p.m., Diversity Richmond, 1407 Sherwood Ave., North Side

• Tuesday, Dec. 15, 10 a.m. to noon, Eastern Henrico Health Department, 1400 N. Laburnum Ave., Eastern Henrico. Drive-thru testing.

• Thursday, Dec. 17, 2 to 4 p.m., Second Baptist Church of South Richmond, 3300 Broad Rock Blvd., South Side. Drive-thru testing.

• Friday, Dec. 18, 10 a.m. to noon, Regency Square parking deck, 1420 N. Parham Road, Western Henrico. Drive-thru testing.

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.

Testing will be offered while test supplies last.

The Chesterfield County Health Department also is offering free COVID- 19 testing at the following location:

• Second Baptist Church, 5100 W. Hundred Road, Chester, 1 to 3 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14, 21 and 28; and 10 a.m. to noon Friday, Dec. 11 and 18.

• Walmsley Boulevard United Methodist Church, 2950 Walmsley Blvd., 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Dec. 15, 22 and 29; and 10 a.m. to noon, Thursday, Dec. 10, 17 and 31.

• St. Augustine’s Catholic Church, 4400 Beulah Road, 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Dec. 16 and 30.

• Faith and Family Center, 7900 Walmsley Blvd., 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10, 17 and 31.

• Chesterfield Health Department, Smith-Wagner Building Multi-Purpose Room, 9501 Lucy Corr Circle, 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 12 and 19.

Testing is encouraged for those who have COVID-19 symptoms. The testing is free, and no reservations are necessary.

Details: Chesterfield County Health Department at (804) 318-8207.

The expected post- Thanksgiving surge in COVID-19 cases is being seen in Virginia and across the nation.

Because of the spike in numbers, Gov. Ralph S. Northam is expected to announce new COVID-19 restrictions at a 2 p.m. press conference Thursday.

On Wednesday, the Virginia Department of Health reported more than 4,300 new cases, adding to the cumulative statewide total of 267,128 positive COVID-19 cases, 15,592 hospitalizations and 4,281 deaths.

In Richmond, 90 new cases were reported on Sunday, followed by another 126 on Monday. Those daily totals eclipse the previous single-day high in Richmond of 81 new cases on June 1.

In Henrico County, November’s previous daily high of 133 new cases was exceeded three times during the past four days, including a new high of 159 new cases on Wednesday.

Chesterfield County recorded a record number of 142 new cases last Saturday only to surpass it on Tuesday with 160 new cases in a single day.

Nationally, the United States reported an average of 192,000 new infections daily along with more than 2,000 daily deaths from Nov. 29 to Dec. 6, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. On Wednesday, according to the university’s data, more than 15.2 million people in the United States have been infected with COVID-19.

Two more GRTC employees tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, officials announced, bringing the total confirmed cases so far up to 33. GRTC officials said that transit services would see significant delays as a number of staffers in quarantine wait for their COVID-19 test results.