Nova Scotia reported 99 new cases of COVID-19 since the province's last update on Friday, bringing the number of active cases to 197.

Of the 99 new cases, 27 were reported on Saturday, 16 on Sunday, 22 on Monday, and 34 Tuesday.

Eighty-six of the new cases are in the central zone, six are in the western zone, four are in the northern zone and three are in the eastern zone.

There are 15 people in hospital with COVID-19, including two&nbsp;in intensive care.

As of Tuesday, 76.1 per cent of Nova Scotians are fully vaccinated.

Nova Scotia: Daily new COVID-19 cases

Halifax Regional Police have ticketed a man for not following public health rules at a&nbsp;gym in Dartmouth.

Last Tuesday, police responded to a private fitness facility after it was reported that a man refused to show proof of vaccination and wear a mask.

Officers issued the man a ticket under&nbsp;the Health Protection Act for failing to comply with the act and its regulations, which carries a fine of $2,422.

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N.S. Public Health no longer issuing potential exposures

In a news release Wednesday, the province said it no longer has the "necessary information" to report exposure sites accurately.

Colourized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (red) infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (yellow), also known as novel coronavirus, isolated from a patient sample. Image captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

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Most Nova Scotians who are positive for COVID-19 will identify and contact their close contacts, Public Health said.

How to get tested for COVID-19 in Nova Scotia

As Nova Scotia continues to identify new cases of COVID-19 each day, the province has ramped up its testing capacity and is encouraging people who need — or want — to get tested, to do so.

Rapid covid testing, Dalhousie Campus, Halifax, NS on Tuesday, 24 Nov 2020. See technician in hazmat clothing  performing nasal swab test.

Rapid Covid Testing

People with symptoms of COVID-19 are still asked to apply for testing online.

Need to isolate or take sick day due to COVID-19? Here are the federal benefits available

There are a number of federal benefit programs available if people need to take a sick day, self-isolate or stay home with a sick child due to COVID-19.

A nurse takes the temperate of a girl lying down in a bed.

Sick child with fever

There are federal benefits available for people who must stay home because they are sick, isolating or taking care of a sick family member.

&nbsp;reported 109 new cases on Tuesday.&nbsp;The province has&nbsp;1,092 active cases and&nbsp;27&nbsp;people in intensive care.

&nbsp;reported 21 new cases from the long weekend on Tuesday.&nbsp;The province has 69&nbsp;active cases, and 12&nbsp;people are in hospital.

&nbsp;reported three new cases on Monday, and has seven active cases.

Doctor wait-list nears 78,000 as N.S. government gets to work on health-care promises

Nova Scotia's wait-list for a new doctor has risen by 60 per cent over the last year, putting added pressure on politicians to act as they head to the House of Assembly Tuesday.

It took Colin Heighton four trips to the emergency department in New Glasgow before he started recovering from a virus in September. He says he couldn't go anywhere else for care after his doctor retired in the summer. 

Colin Heighton

It took Colin Heighton four trips to the emergency department in New Glasgow, N.S., before he started recovering from a virus in September. He says he couldn't go anywhere else for care after his doctor retired in the summer. 

Fire destroys half of commercial building in Lawrencetown

Firefighters are on the scene of a fire that has destroyed part of a commercial building on Lawrencetown Road. The side that housed Centro Pizza suffered heavy damage.

One side of the building was consumed by fire. 

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Firefighters were called to the 2600 Block of Lawrencetown Road at 3 a.m. 

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'Long way to go': Traffic up at Halifax airport, but rebound will be slow

Halifax Stanfield International Airport has seen more flights depart as of late, but staff there say this year's revenue will likely be the same as last year, if not worse.

Airport staff informing passengers about new policies.

Airport staff

Airport staff inform passengers about new policies.

New in-person sitting of the N.S. Legislature starts today

A new sitting of the Nova Scotia Legislature begins today with a speech from the throne, and a full House for the first time in almost 2 years.

Empty seats arranged in a horse shoe shape.

Nova Scotia Province House Chamber

The chamber of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly is seen in this file photo. The fall sitting of the legislature begins today.

IBM opens school program for Mi'kmaw students in Cape Breton

A new school program for Indigenous students in Cape Breton is tying together the elements of high school, college and the working world. 

An IBM logo is displayed in Berlin, Vt., July 16, 2013. The thousands of young people graduating from Atlantic Canada's colleges and universities every year shouldn't have to look for work outside the region's borders now that technology has made it so much easier for the world to come to them, says Dino Trevisani, president of IBM Canada.

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IBM Canada officially launched Unamaki P-TECH School on Tuesday enabling high school students to graduate with a college diploma in software engineering.

A sign encourages patrons of a business to wear masks, sanitize hands and keep their distance from others. 

N.S. reports 99 new cases of COVID-19 over long weekend

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