A First Nation in northern Manitoba will be receiving military aid to battle its COVID-19 outbreak, the community's chief told CBC News. Members of the Canadian Armed Forces visited Pimicikamak, also known as Cross Lake First Nation, last weekend to assess how best to help the COVID-19 outbreak there. The community has had 260 total COVID-19 cases since Feb. 8, it says, adding that about 6.4 per cent of community members have been diagnosed with COVID-19. As of Monday there are 178 known active cases of COVID-19 in Pimicikamak, also known as Cross Lake First Nation. This is the fifth time members of the Canadian Armed Forces had to be sent to an Indigenous community in Manitoba to help with a COVID-19 outbreak.

Source: CBC News February 23, 2021 03:04 UTC