Confirmed cases of COVID-19 On First Nations reserves, as of February 22 Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) is aware of

Press Release

Confirmed cases posted on this page reflect only the COVID-19 testing results reported to Indigenous Services Canada (ISC). Because of home testing and individuals choosing not to get tested, these numbers are an underestimation of all positive COVID-19 cases in First Nations communities.

On First Nations reserves, as of February 22 Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) is aware of:

83,798 confirmed positive COVID-19
3,356 active cases
2,958 hospitalizations
79,791 recovered cases
651 deaths

Case numbers per region:

British Columbia 8,232
Alberta: 18,763
Saskatchewan: 15,633
Manitoba: 20,897
Ontario: 10,910
Quebec: 7,217
Atlantic: 2,146

For the week of February 10 to 16, 2022, average daily reported active case counts dropped 9.5% compared to the daily average the week before.

This compares to a:

13.2% decrease in average daily cases reported the week of February 3 to February 9 from the week prior
3.8% decrease in average daily cases reported the week of January 27 to February 2 from the week prior

Since the beginning of the pandemic, ISC is of 24,920 COVID-19 confirmed cases due to variants of concern in First Nations communities, with the following breakdown by type:

3,145 alpha
16 beta
165 gamma
8,327 delta
2,206 indeterminate with variant of concern traits
11,061 omicron

6,297 omicron cases are in First Nations communities in Eastern Canada and 4,764 cases are in First Nations communities in Western Canada. Omicron has been detected in a total of 128 First Nations communities.

For breakdowns for general population in Canada consult Variants of concern.

Provincial chief public health officers work with ISC’s regional medical officers and nurses to provide medical support as needed when a positive case is reported.

As of February 15, 2022:

the rate of reported active cases of COVID-19 in First Nations people living on-reserve was going down since mid-January 2021 and reached its lowest point during the first week of August at 84.2 cases per 100,000
with the arrival of omicron variant, the rate had increased to its highest level at 1,596.7 per 100,000 during the second week of January 2022. Since then, the rate of reported active cases has been going down and is currently 844.7 per 100,000 or 2.3 times the respective rate in the general Canadian population
the COVID-19 case fatality rate among First Nations people living on a reserve is 71% of the case fatality rate in the general Canadian population
95% of First Nations people living on a reserve who tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered

For more details on case numbers in First Nations communities, visit: