Indigenous Services says vaccinations are playing a role in reduced cases on reserve – APTN News

Apr 08, 2021

Canada is riding high atop the third wave of COVID-19 variants but officials with Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) say they’re relieved to announce continued declining cases for First Nations people on reserve.

As of April 6, there are 635 active COVID-19 cases in First Nations which represents a drop of close to 85 per cent from the highest point in January when there were over 5,000.

Dr. Evan Adams, deputy chief medical officer of Health for ISC said the dwindling numbers are due in a large part to the early response of prioritizing and vaccinating Indigenous communities.

“The number of people who have gotten better has been outpacing the number of people with new infections and that’s been extraordinary,” Adams told reporters Wednesday.

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