Confirmed cases of COVID-19 On First Nations reserves, as of February 3 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 3 Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) is aware of:

75,088 confirmed positive COVID-19
4,736 active cases
2,646 hospitalizations
69,741 recovered cases
611 deaths

Case numbers per region:

British Columbia 7,702
Alberta: 17,669
Saskatchewan: 15,234
Manitoba: 18,398
Ontario: 8,539
Quebec: 5,906
Atlantic: 1,640

Since the beginning of the pandemic, ISC is aware of 22,044 COVID-19 confirmed cases due to variants of concern in First Nations communities, with the following breakdown by type:

3,146 alpha
16 beta
164 gamma
8,322 delta
2,197 indeterminate with variant of concern traits
8,199 omicron

4,935 omicron cases are in First Nations communities in Eastern Canada and 3,264 cases are in First Nations communities in Western Canada. Omicron has been detected in a total of 126 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 1, 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. Since then, it started to rise again, especially after arrival of omicron in Canada, and is currently 1,077.9 per 100,000 or 2.0 times the respective rate in the general Canadian population
the COVID-19 case fatality rate among First Nations people living on a reserve is 73% of the case fatality rate in the general Canadian population
93% 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: