COVID-19 continues to disproportionately affect First Nations people in Manitoba, with 625 new cases and 11 deaths related to the illness in the past week, officials said Friday. The latest data suggests First Nations people are being disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, and Marcia Anderson, a doctor with the Manitoba First Nations COVID-19 Pandemic Response Co-ordination Team, pointed to a range of trends that bear that out. There are 1,815 active COVID-19 cases among First Nations people in Manitoba — including 602 on reserve, and 1,213 involving First Nations people living off reserve — and 1,548 recoveries as of Friday. He wants governments to work together and start opening supervised consumption sites, including in his western Manitoba community. On Friday, Shamattawa Chief Eric Redhead said 133 people are positive for the illness, and the community had a 68 per cent test positivity rate.

Source: CBC News December 04, 2020 23:14 UTC