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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/first-nations-covid-19-omicron-manitoba-1.6310405
More than 75 per cent of Manitoba First Nations now have active COVID-19 cases
49 of the 63 First Nations in Manitoba had cases as of Monday, nearly doubling since December
Sarah Petz · CBC News · Posted: Jan 11, 2022 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago
The number of First Nations in Manitoba with active COVID-19 cases has nearly doubled since December as the Omicron variant causes a surge of infections in the province.
The Manitoba First Nations COVID-19 Pandemic Response Team says 49 of the 63 First Nations in the province had active COVID-19 cases as of Monday, up from the mid-twenties at the end of December.
Last week, that number was in the low 40s.
There were also 70 First Nations people in hospital with COVID-19 as of Jan. 6, when the team issued its latest weekly update, making up just over a quarter of the total number of people in hospital in Manitoba on that date.
Rapid response teams have been deployed to four communities in need of additional support, said Dr. Marcia Anderson, public health lead of Manitoba's First Nations Pandemic Response Co-ordination Team...
More than 75 per cent of Manitoba First Nations now have active COVID-19 cases
49 of the 63 First Nations in Manitoba had cases as of Monday, nearly doubling since December
Sarah Petz · CBC News · Posted: Jan 11, 2022 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago
The number of First Nations in Manitoba with active COVID-19 cases has nearly doubled since December as the Omicron variant causes a surge of infections in the province.
The Manitoba First Nations COVID-19 Pandemic Response Team says 49 of the 63 First Nations in the province had active COVID-19 cases as of Monday, up from the mid-twenties at the end of December.
Last week, that number was in the low 40s.
There were also 70 First Nations people in hospital with COVID-19 as of Jan. 6, when the team issued its latest weekly update, making up just over a quarter of the total number of people in hospital in Manitoba on that date.
Rapid response teams have been deployed to four communities in need of additional support, said Dr. Marcia Anderson, public health lead of Manitoba's First Nations Pandemic Response Co-ordination Team...
