Free COVID-19 testing
5/20/2021, 6 p.m.
Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.
The Richmond and Henrico County health districts are offering testing at the following locations:
• Thursday, May 20, 2 to 4 p.m., Eastern Henrico Health Department, 1400 N. Laburnum Ave., Eastern Henrico. Drive-thru testing.
• Thursday, May 27, 10 a.m. to noon, Diversity Thrift, 1407 Sherwood Ave. in North Side.
• Thursday, May 27, 2 to 4 p.m., Eastern Henrico Health Department, 1400 N. Laburnum Ave., 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 Virginia Department of Health also has a list of COVID-19 testing locations around the state at www.vdh.virginia.gov/coronavirus/covid-19-testing/covid-19-testing-sites/.
Want a COVID-19 vaccine?
The Richmond and Henrico health districts are offering walk-up COVID-19 vaccines to any vaccine-eligible person at a vaccination event. Appointments are not required, but individuals can schedule an appointment online at vax.rchd.com or by calling (804) 205-3501.
VaccineFinder.org and vaccines.gov also allow people to find nearby pharmacies and clinics that offer the COVID-19 vaccine.
Upcoming clinics:
• Thursday, May 20, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Richmond Raceway, 600 E. Laburnum Ave., Pfizer
• Friday, May 21, 11a.m. to 3 p.m., Virginia Union University, 1359 W. Graham Road, Pfizer
• Saturday, May 22, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., George Wythe High School, 4314 Crutchfield St., Pfizer
The United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg announced this week the launch of their Ride United Vaccine Access Campaign, which provides free and discounted rides to vaccine sites for people in the Richmond region. Details: www.unitedway.org.
According to state health data, 3.2 million people have been fully vaccinated in Virginia as of Wednesday, or about 38 percent of the population, while 48.7 percent of the population has received at least one dose of the vaccine.
State officials reported 671,325 cases of COVID-19 statewide on Wednesday, along with 29,339 hospitalizations and 11,048 deaths. Virginia’s seven-day positivity rate is 3.2 percent. Last week, it was 3.9 percent.
According to state data, African-Americans comprised 22.3 percent of cases statewide and 25 percent of deaths for which ethnic and racial data is available, while Latinos made up 16.4 percent of cases and 6.5 percent of deaths.
As of Wednesday, Richmond reported a total of 17,016 positive cases, 803 hospitalizations and 265 deaths; Henrico County, 25,394 cases, 1,063 hospitalizations and 612 deaths; Chesterfield County, 27,851 cases, 972 hospitalizations and 434 deaths; and Hanover County, 8,153 cases, 284 hospitalizations and 158 deaths.