Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

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

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

Tuesday, Feb. 9, 10 a.m. to noon, Diversity Richmond, 1407 Sherwood Ave., in North Side.

Friday, Feb. 12, 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, or by registering online at https://bit.ly/RHHDCOVID.

Testing will be offered while test supplies last.

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

• Second Baptist Church, 5100 W. Hundred Road, Chester, 1 to 3 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8, 15 and 22.

• St. Augustine Catholic Church, 4400 Beulah Road, North Chesterfield, 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb.10, 17 and 24.

• Walmsley United Methodist Church, 2950 Walmsley Blvd., 10 a.m. to noon, Thursday, Feb. 11 and 25.

Testing is free, and no reservations or registration are necessary.

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

Want a COVID-19 vaccine?

People who live or work in Richmond or Henrico County are asked to fill out a COVID-19 vaccine interest form at vax.rchd.com, or call (804) 205-3501.

Residents of Chesterfield County are asked to complete a form on the Chesterfield Health District’s website at www.vdh.virginia.gov/chesterfield/ or call (804) 318-8207.

Residents of Hanover, Goochland, New Kent and Charles City counties are asked to fill out a “CHD Vaccine Sign-up Survey” form at www.vdh.virginia.gov/chickahominy/ or to call the state COVID-19 hotline at (877) 275-8343. Hanover County residents also may call (804) 365-3240.

More than a half-million Virginians have been infected with the coronavirus, with the state hitting the milestone on Jan. 29 as health officials worked to ramp up vaccine efforts.

As of Wednesday, 2,959 new cases were reported by the Virginia Department of Health, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases to 513,339. Data also showed 21,638 hospitalizations and 6,575 deaths.

As case numbers continued to climb, area health officials continued their drive to inoculate people, with a focus in Richmond and Henrico last weekend on mass vaccine events for people age 75 and older.

Health district officials planned to vaccinate more than 7,000 people at events the Arthur Ashe Jr. Athletic Center near The Diamond in Richmond and at Richmond Raceway in Henrico County. The downside: Massive rows of cars lined up at the raceway, where seniors waited for up to 21⁄2 hours before getting inside for the vaccine.

The upside: More than 5,000 people were inoculated against COVID-19, including some with curbside vaccination service at the Ashe Center.

Sunday’s snow put the brakes on the effort, with appointments rescheduled for Tuesday.

According to state officials, 8.9 percent of Virginia’s population has received at least one dose of the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Two doses are required for full inoculation.

Officials said 1,385,875 doses of the vaccines have been distributed in Virginia, with 64.5 percent already put into arms. As of Wednesday, 136,731 people have been fully vaccinated with two doses.

Meanwhile, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a sweeping order last Friday requiring face masks for all travelers on public transportation, including planes, trains, buses, subways, taxis and ride-shares and at all transportation hubs, including airports, bus terminals and train stations.

GRTC officials reported this week that the number of positive COVID-19 cases among their employees has risen to 62. Eight cases are now active, with all employees recovering at home.

According to Virginia data, African-Americans comprised 21.5 percent of cases statewide and 23.7 percent of deaths for which ethnic and racial data is available, while Latinos made up 17.8 percent of the cases and 7.5 percent of deaths.