Confirmed cases of COVID-19 On First Nations reserves, as of November 23 Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) is aware of

On First Nations reserves, as of November 23 Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) is aware of:

• 49,693 confirmed positive COVID-19
• 1,023 active cases
• 2,331 hospitalizations
• 48,136 recovered cases
• 534 deaths

Case numbers per region:

• British Columbia: 5,953
• Alberta: 14,156
• Saskatchewan: 13,609
• Manitoba: 11,046
• Ontario: 3,604
• Quebec: 1,087
• Atlantic: 238

Provincial chief public health officers work with ISC’s regional medical officers and nurses to provide medical support as needed when a positive case is reported.

As of November 9:

• the rate of reported active cases of COVID-19 in First Nations people living on-reserve was going down since mid-January 2021 and reached its lowest point during the first week of August at 84.2 cases per 100,000. Since then, it started to rise again and is currently 269.5 per 100,000 or 4.3 times the respective rate in the general Canadian population
• the COVID-19 case fatality rate among First Nations people living on a reserve is 65% of the case fatality rate in the general Canadian population
• 96% of First Nations people living on a reserve who tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered

For more details on case numbers in First Nations communities, visit:

• Epidemiological summary of COVID-19 cases in First Nations communities

For the total number of confirmed or probable cases of COVID-19 across Canada, visit:

• Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Current situation

For the case notification process:

• COVID-19: reporting and case notification process

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