For the week ending on Saturday, Aug. 17, confirmed hospital admissions for COVID-19 in Virginia rose by 12.1% from the previous week, though new admissions remain low. No deaths associated with COVID-19 were reported statewide during that timeframe. Updated data on COVID-19 wastewater levels in the Greater Richmond area showed plateaus starting the week of Sunday, Aug. 11.

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

• Tuesday, Aug. 27, 4 to 6 p.m. - Neighborhood Resource Center, 1519 Williamsburg Road.

RHHD’s Resource Centers are providing free at-home tests for pick up at select locations:

• Creighton Court at 2150 Creighton Road, call 804-371-0433.

• Fairfield Court at 2311 N. 25th St., call 804-786-4099.

• Gilpin Court at 436 Calhoun St., call 804-786-1960.

• Hillside Court at 1615 Glenfield Ave., call 804-230-7740.

• Mosby Court at 1536 Coalter St., call 804-786-0204.

• Southwood Court at 1754 Clarkson Road. Unit #B, call 804-230-2077.

• Whitcomb Court at 2106 Deforrest St., call 804-786-0555.

For more information on testing sites, visit vax.rchd.com. The Virginia Department of Health testing locations are listed at vdh.virginia.gov.

Want a COVID-19 vaccine?

Those interested can schedule an appointment with RHHD by calling (804) 205-3501. Vaccines.gov also lists pharmacies and clinics that offer the COVID-19 vaccine, and those interested can also text their ZIP code to 438829 or call 1-800-232-0233.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention currently recommends that children between the ages of 6 months to 4 years old may need multiple doses of the updated vaccines, depending on their COVID-19 vaccine status and whether they had previously received Pfizer and Moderna.

Waiting periods for additional vaccines range from three to eight weeks or four to eight weeks, depending on the vaccine dose previously received.

Children between the ages of 5 and 11 years old who are unvaccinated or received a vaccine before Sept. 12, 2023, should get one updated Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.

Those age 12 and older who are unvaccinated should get either one updated Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or two doses of the updated Novavax vaccine. People in that age range who received a vaccine before Sept. 12, 2023, should get one updated Pfizer, Moderna or Novavax vaccine.

People who are immunocompromised may get additional doses of updated COVID-19 vaccine and are encouraged to talk with their health care providers.

Information compiled by George Copeland Jr.