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Free COVID-19 testing

11/5/2020, 6 p.m.
Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

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

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 locations:

Faith and Family Center, 7900 Walmsley Blvd., 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, Nov. 12 and Nov. 19.

Chesterfield Fairgrounds at Vietnam Veterans Building, 10300 Courthouse Road, noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, and Friday, Nov. 6.

Walmsley Boulevard United Methodist Church, 2950 Walmsley Blvd., 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11; and 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17 and Nov. 24.

St. Augustine Catholic Church, 4400 Beulah Road, 11 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Nov. 11 and Nov. 18.

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 Virginia Department of Health reported on Wednesday a total of 185,836 positive cases of COVID-19 statewide, along with 12,797 hospitalizations and 3,677 deaths.

The number of new coronavirus cases has exceeded 1,000 daily for the last week, leading to a rise in the state’s seven-day positivity rate to 6.7 percent, officials said.

Similarly large numbers have been reported daily across the nation, with the United States becoming the first country to report 100,000 new coronavirus cases in a single day. The United States also saw a new record of 61,000 children testing positive for COVID-19 last week, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.

According to Virginia data, African-Americans comprised 24.1 percent of cases and 27.4 percent of deaths for which ethnic and racial data is available, while Latinos made up 27 percent of the cases and 9.2 percent of deaths.

Locally, as of Wednesday, 5,542 cases and 78 deaths were reported in Richmond; 6,655 cases and 240 deaths were reported in Henrico; and 7,407 cases and 120 deaths were reported in Chesterfield.