Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

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

Tuesday, Jan. 5, 1 to 3 p.m., Eastern Henrico Health Department, 1400 N. Laburnum Ave., in Eastern Henrico. Drive- thru testing.

Thursday, Jan. 7, 10 a.m. to noon, Diversity Richmond, 1407 Sherwood Ave., North Side.

Friday, Jan. 8, 1 to 3 p.m., Eastern Henrico Health Department, 1400 N. Laburnum Ave., in Eastern 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, Jan. 4, 11, 18 and 25.

St. Augustine Catholic Church, 4400 Beulah Road, North Chesterfield, 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6, 13, 20 and 27.

Walmsley Boulevard United Methodist Church, 2950 Walmsley Blvd., 10 a.m. to noon, Thursday, Dec. 31.

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

Chesterfield County Health Department, 9501 Lucy Corr Circle, Smith-Wagner Building Multipurpose room, 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Jan. 9 and 23.

Testing is encouraged for those who have COVID-19 symptoms. The testing is free and no registration is required.

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

The Virginia Department of Health reported on Wednesday 4,048 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, raising the cumulative total of 344,345 cases statewide, along with 17,910 hospitalizations and 4,984 deaths.

According to Virginia data, African-Americans comprised 21.4 percent of cases and 24.7 percent of deaths for which ethnic and racial data is available, while Latinos made up 20.9 percent of the cases and 8.3 percent of deaths.

Nationally, more than 19.6 millioncasesand339,000deaths were reported in the United States on Wednesday, likely spurred by a record number of travelers moving throughout the nation during the holidays. National health officials reported on Tuesday the first instance of the new and highly transmissible B.1.1.7. variant of COVID-19, first detected in the United Kingdom, being found in Colorado.

Locally, as of Wednesday, 9,046 cases, 555 hospitalizations and 94 deaths were reported in Richmond; 12,157 cases, 677 hospitalizations and 291 deaths were reported in Henrico; and 12,876 cases, 603 hospitalizations and 169 deaths were reported in Chesterfield.

GRTC announced three new COVID-19 cases this week. The cases are not connected and are suspected to be from contact outside of work, company officials said. None of the employees has a job that involves interaction with the public. As of Wednesday, 42 GRTC employees have tested positive for the virus since the pandemic first reached Richmond.