Nova Scotia reported 11 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday.

Seven of the cases are in the central zone, including&nbsp;three related to travel.&nbsp;Four are close contacts of previously reported cases.

Two cases are in the northern zone and are close contacts of previously reported cases. Two cases are in the western zone and related to travel.

There have been 18 recoveries, bringing the active&nbsp;case total in the province to 49. There are currently no hospitalizations related to COVID-19.

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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.

Nova Scotia Health labs completed 2,387 tests on Monday.

Premier-designate Tim Houston and Dr. Robert Strang, the province's chief medical officer of health, announced Monday the province&nbsp;aims to 

 on or before Sept.15. It would mean the end of mandatory public health rules like masking, gathering limits and physical distancing.

This phase is contingent upon 75 per cent of the population having two doses of vaccine.

As of Tuesday, 69.6&nbsp;per cent of Nova Scotians had received a second dose

 reported 15 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, and has 167 active cases.&nbsp;

&nbsp;no longer reports on Tuesdays and Thursdays. As of Monday, it had 15 active cases.&nbsp;

&nbsp;reported one new case Tuesday. The province now has six active cases.

N.S. cancer patient calls for third dose of COVID-19 vaccine for immunocompromised

Cancer patient Jim Mulcahy is going through chemotherapy treatment and wants the added protection of a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine because of his increased vulnerability to serious illness.

Jim Mulcahy of Antigonish has been receiving treatments for multiple myeloma and says the threat of COVID-19 creates additional stress. 

Jim Mulcahy

Jim Mulcahy of Antigonish, N.S., has been receiving treatments for multiple myeloma and says the threat of COVID-19 creates additional stress. 

Nova Scotians win big at Canadian paddling championships

It was a great start for Nova Scotia paddlers at the 2021 Sprint National Championships on Mooney’s Bay in Ottawa on Monday. Two Nova Scotia men and two women won their events on the opening day of the regatta.

Grace Whebby (center) was the winner in the senior women's K-1 200 metre event at the 2021 Sprint Nationals in Ottawa.

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Advocates call for improvements to N.S. program that warns of dangerous drugs

Community organizations say more peer outreach workers and text alerts would be a better way to reach people who use drugs.

Two plastic bottles of pills shown spilling contents out on a table, close up. 

Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Carolyn Bennett says doctors should be more willing to prescribe pharmaceutical-grade alternatives to street drugs, citing it a document by the B.C. College of Physicians and Doctors that says it will better support patients

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According to provincial data, 57 people died from opioid overdoses in Nova Scotia in 2019.

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Citadel Clock Tower to Big Ben: 12-year-old N.S. boy is taking his lockdown art project worldwide

When 12-year-old Carter Noseworthy was inspired to teach himself watercolour painting during the lockdown, he never dreamed he’d get paid to do it — or get commissions from across the globe.

At 12 years old, Carter Noseworthy of Halifax, N.S. has had commission requests for his original watercolour artwork from all over the world.

Carter Noseworthy

At 12 years old, Carter Noseworthy of Halifax has had commission requests for his original watercolour artwork from all over the world.

Houston doesn't see scenario where rent control would continue past state of emergency

Nova Scotia's premier-designate said Monday he remains committed to removing rent control put in place by the Liberal government after the province's state of emergency is lifted, though it's unclear when that will be.

This image shows a Maitland Street lot in Halifax where the announcement was made. The construction of a 57 unit co-operative housing project on this lot is expected to begin in March 2022.

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The construction of a 57-unit co-operative housing project on this Maitland Street lot in Halifax is expected to begin in March 2022. Premier-designate Tim Houston has said the answer to the housing crisis is building more housing stock, not rent control.

A health-care worker dispenses Moderna vaccine from a vial. As of Tuesday, nearly 70 per cent of Nova Scotians had been fully vaccinated.

11 new COVID-19 cases in Nova Scotia on Tuesday

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