Since early August, more than 300,000 additional people have gotten at least one shot of a vaccine, according to city data. At least 5.2 million of the city’s 8.8 million residents have gotten at least one shot, with nearly 5 million fully vaccinated. New York City averaged 2,000 new cases of the coronavirus a day over the past seven days, up from around 200 a day in late June. Since New York City made its announcement, San Francisco and New Orleans have followed suit with policies to exclude the unvaccinated from some businesses. New York City’s new rules went into effect Tuesday, but it won’t begin fining businesses that don’t comply until Sept. 13.

Source: thestar August 17, 2021 15:05 UTC