COVID-19 in Indigenous communities: Active cases in First Nations communities on the rise – CBC

Aug 25, 2021

609 active cases of the virus as of Aug. 23, according to Indigenous Services Canada

The number of outbreaks of COVID-19 in First Nations communities has spiked, following a steady drop in the rate of active cases since January.

The rate of reported active cases of COVID-19 in First Nations communities is currently 1.9 times the respective rate in the general Canadian population.

As of Aug. 23, there were 609 active cases of the virus in First Nations across the country, according to the latest data from Indigenous Services Canada.

Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/indigenous-covid-19-update-1.6151548