COVID-19 in Indigenous communities: What you need to know this week – CBC

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Sep 30, 2020

There have been 57 new cases of COVID-19 reported in First Nations reserves across Canada since last week, according to data from Indigenous Services Canada.

New cases continue to climb in northern British Columbia and Manitoba following outbreaks reported in Nak’azdli Whut’en First Nation, Witset First Nation, and York Factory First Nation. There are a total of 128 active cases currently in First Nations across the country as of Sept. 28.

There have been a total of 673 cases on-reserve since the pandemic started. Three additional hospitalizations were reported since last week bringing the total to 54. The death toll remains at 11, and a total of 534 First Nations people have recovered from the disease.

Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/indigenous-covid-19-update-1.5742823

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