Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

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

• Thursday, July 14 and July 21, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. – Fulton Neighborhood Resource Center, 1519 Williamsburg Road.

• Wednesday, July 20, 8 to 10 a.m. – East Henrico Recreation Center, 1440 N. Laburnum Ave.

Call the Richmond and Henrico COVID-19 Hotline at (804) 205-3501 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday for more information on testing sites, or go online at vax.rchd.com.

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 or booster shot?

The Richmond and Henrico health districts are offering free walk-up COVID-19 vaccines at the following locations:

• Thursday, July 14 and July 21, Noon to 4 p.m. - Richmond Henrico Health District, 400 E. Cary St., Pfizer for ages six months and older, Moderna for ages six months to five years old and ages 12 years and older, appointment only.

• Tuesday, July 19, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Henrico East Health Department, 1400 N. Laburnum Ave., Pfizer for ages six months and older, Moderna for ages six months to five years old and ages 18 years and older, appointment only.

• Wednesday, July 20, 9 a.m. to Noon - Henrico Health Department West Clinic, 8600 Dixon Powers Drive, Pfizer for ages six months and older, Moderna for ages six months to five years old and ages 18 years and older, appointment only; 3 to 6 p.m. - Second Baptist Church, 3300 Broad Rock Blvd., Pfizer for ages six months and older, Moderna for ages six months to five years old and ages 18 years and older, appointment only.

Vaccinations and booster shots are available for all eligible on a walk-in basis. People still may schedule an appointment online at vaccinate.virginia.gov or vax.rchd.com, or by calling (804) 205-3501 or (877) VAX-IN-VA (1-877-829-4682).

VaccineFinder.org and vaccines.gov also allow people to find nearby pharmacies and clinics that offer the COVID-19 vaccine and booster.

Those who are getting a booster shot should bring their vaccine card to confirm the date and type of vaccine received.

RHHD also offers at-home vaccinations by calling (804) 205-3501 to schedule appointments.

New COVID-19 cases in Virginia decreased by six percent last week, according to the Virginia Department of Health, while hospitalization data from the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association increased by 12 percent.

Community COVID-19 levels in the city of Richmond and counties of Chesterfield and Henrico are still at high levels, while Hanover County dropped last week to a medium level of community COVID-19.

Cases and hospitalizations in Virginia have continued to rise as the Omicron subvariants BA-4 and BA-5 continue to spread, with both now accounting for 80 percent of new cases in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In response, White House health officials have urged the public to get their booster shots if they qualify.

A total of 3,341 new cases of COVID-19 were reported statewide Wednesday for the 24-hour period, contributing to an overall state total of 1,905,474 cases in Virginia since the pandemic’s outbreak. As of Wednesday, there have been 452,277 hospitalizations and 20,772 deaths statewide. The state’s seven-day positivity rate rose to 23.1 percent on Wednesday. Last week, the positivity rate was 21.8 percent.

On Wednesday, state health officials reported that 71.7 percent of the state’s population has been fully vaccinated, while 81.8 percent have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

State data also shows that over 3.5 million people in Virginia have received booster shots or third doses of the vaccine.

Among those ages 5 to 11 in Virginia, 325,375 have received their first shots as of Wednesday, accounting for 44.9 percent of the age group in the state, while 278,449 children, or 38.4 percent, are fully vaccinated and 26,354 children have received a third vaccine dose or booster, making up 3.6 percent of that age group.

On Wednesday, 19,829 children from the ages of zero to four have received the first doses, making up 4.4 percent of the population in Virginia. As of Wednesday, fewer than 159,050 cases, 942 hospitalizations and 13 deaths have been recorded among children in the state.

State data also shows that African-Americans comprised 22.1 percent of cases statewide and 23.1 percent of deaths for which ethnic and racial data is available, while Latinos made up 11.4 percent of cases and 5 percent of deaths.