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THE BRONX â The state will invest $15 million to encourage the last quarter of New York adults to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as new cases increase in communities with low vaccination rates, officials said. The state has 117 ZIP codes with new daily COVID infections per capita above the 1.88% average statewide positivity and vaccination rate. About 74.6% of New Yorkers ages 18 and older have received at least one vaccine dose and about 68% have completed the vaccine series, according to U.S. Centers For Disease Control & Prevention on Monday. About 25% of New York adults have not been vaccinated against the novel coronavirus., or about 3.5 million people. ....