Nova Scotia reported zero new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the active caseload in the province to seven.

Two people are in hospital, including one&nbsp;in intensive care.

As of Monday, 74.7&nbsp;per cent of Nova Scotians have received at least one&nbsp;shot of vaccine, according to 

, and&nbsp;50.2 per cent&nbsp;have also received a second shot.

Labs processed 2,022&nbsp;COVID-19 tests on Sunday.

There are currently no COVID-19 briefings&nbsp;scheduled for this week

The province said its COVID-19 dashboard will not be available Tuesday, because of scheduled upgrades to Panorama, the public health information system.

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.

&nbsp;reported one new case&nbsp;on Sunday and has nine active cases. The province has no hospitalizations related to COVID-19.

&nbsp;reported no new cases Friday.&nbsp;There are 46 active cases in the province, all but one&nbsp;— a person in the Eastern Health region — aboard two ships anchored in Conception Bay.

&nbsp;has no active cases. Residents of Canada who are vaccinated and have a P.E.I. Pass do not have to self-isolate when they arrive at the border under eased restrictions that went into effect Sunday.

Advocates decry high cost of in vitro fertilization in Nova Scotia

Statistics Canada reports 15 per cent of Canadians will face infertility and advocates say Nova Scotia's current rules leave people facing enormous bills to treat the medical condition, and that people who are poor, LGBTQ or single face even more barriers. 

Alexandra and Samantha Conway spent faced thousands of dollars on IVF procedures. They also had to pay for their initial consultation because the province only covers that for opposite-sex couples.  

Alexandra and Samantha Conway spent faced thousands of dollars on IVF procedures. They also had to p

Alexandra and Samantha Conway have spent thousands of dollars on IVF procedures. They also had to pay for their initial consultation because the province only covers that for opposite-sex couples.  

HMCS Halifax crew member tests positive for COVID-19

One member of HMCS Halifax tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the ship's return to Halifax.

A crew member of HMCS Halifax gets a rapid test for COVID-19 Monday. 

A crew member of HMCS Halifax gets a PCR test for COVID-19 Monday. 

N.S. housing crisis said to be pushing more families toward homelessness

Advocates say an unprecedented number of people are finding themselves on the brink of homelessness in Nova Scotia.

Julissa Stewart, pictured here with her daughter last August, has been looking for an affordable home for her family of five in Cape Breton for a year and a half. 

Julissa Stewart with baby Nevaeh

Julissa Stewart, pictured here with her daughter last August, has been looking for an affordable home for her family of five in Cape Breton for a year and a half.

Julissa Stewart and baby Nevaeh

Public consultation sessions scheduled for 3 N.S. salmon farms

Public consultation sessions on three open-net pen fish farms in Nova Scotia are slated to take place this week and fish farming opponents are preparing to voice their opposition.

An open-net pen salmon farm off Victoria Beach, N.S., operated by Kelly Cove Salmon, a subsidiary of Cooke Aquaculture.

Victoria Beach, N.S., salmon farm

The tops of several open-net salmon pens sit above the water off Victoria Beach in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Basin. The farm, operated by Cooke Aquaculture subsidiary Kelly Cove Salmon, has capacity for more than half a million fish.

Bubble trouble: N.S. decision to reopen border to N.B. in March led to confusion, records show

Records show Nova Scotia's decision to reopen the border to New Brunswick, without New Brunswick reciprocating by opening its own border, led to confused travellers back in March.

New Brunswickers and other Atlantic Canadians will have a 'fast-track stream' into Nova Scotia, officials said Tuesday.

New Brunswick side of Nova Scotia border, June 30, 2021

New Brunswickers and Nova Scotians have been able to travel into one another's provinces without restriction since June 30. But back in March, Nova Scotia's decision to reopen to travellers from New Brunswick, without New Brunswick making a similar change, led to confusion.

The province's COVID-19 dashboard is currently showing 74.7 per cent of Nova Scotians have now received either a first or second dose of vaccine.

No new COVID-19 cases in N.S. Monday, 1 recovery

Atlantic Canada case numbers

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