6 deaths were reported on-reserve in the last week
Dec 02, 2020
The number of new and active cases of COVID-19 continue to rise on First Nations reserves with 1,562 active cases according to the latest data from Indigenous Services Canada.
The federal department reported 765 new cases in the last week, with outbreaks occurring primarily in the Prairies.
In Manitoba, COVID-19 test positivity rate among First Nations people is over 20 per cent according to the Manitoba First Nations Pandemic Response Coordination Team. An outbreak at the Rod McGillivary Memorial Care Home in Opaskwayak Cree Nation, where the military was brought in after every resident tested positive for COVID-19, is now over. One resident died, and 27 others have fully recovered.
Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/indigenous-covid-19-update-1.5823739