Confirmed cases of COVID-19 On First Nations reserves, as of February 9 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 9 Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) is aware of:

78,156 confirmed positive COVID-19
4,125 active cases
2,691 hospitalizations
73,406 recovered cases
625 deaths

Case numbers per region:

British Columbia 7,880
Alberta: 18,091
Saskatchewan: 15,402
Manitoba: 19,220
Ontario: 9,342
Quebec: 6,581
Atlantic: 1,640

For the week of January 27 to February 2, 2022, average daily reported active case counts fell 3.8% compared to the daily average the week before.

This compares to a:

0.8% increase in average daily cases reported the week of January 20 to 26 from the week prior
16.7% increase reported the week of January 13 to 19 from the week prior

Since the beginning of the pandemic, ISC is aware of 23,272 COVID-19 confirmed cases due to variants of concern in First Nations communities, with the following breakdown by type:

3,146 alpha
16 beta
165 gamma
8,322 delta
2,195 indeterminate with variant of concern traits
9,428 omicron

5,633 omicron cases are in First Nations communities in Eastern Canada and 3,795 cases are in First Nations communities in Western Canada. Omicron has been detected in a total of 127 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: