Dr. Marcia Anderson, who sits on the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs pandemic response team, says while much of the province is "moving in the right direction" in COVID-19 numbers, the same cannot be said of First Nations people and communities.
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Dr. Brent Roussin, chief provincial public health officer during the COVID update at the Manitoba Legislative building Monday afternoon.
Pandemic restrictions may be eased as early as this weekend, but the province’s top doctor is still urging Manitobans to keep up their guard, for fear the coronavirus could gain momentum once again.
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Pandemic restrictions may be eased as early as this weekend, but the province’s top doctor is still urging Manitobans to keep up their guard, for fear the coronavirus could gain momentum once again.
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OTTAWA First Nations people remain over-represented in Manitoba’s COVID-19 cases, though not to the extent widely reported, due to problems in how the province records its data.
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OTTAWA First Nations people remain over-represented in Manitoba’s COVID-19 cases, though not to the extent widely reported, due to problems in how the province records its data.
Under official metrics, First Nations make up 73 per cent of active COVID-19 cases in Manitoba as of Monday; the number is realistically closer to 43 per cent.
WINNIPEG Manitoba health officials are working to address the growing number of COVID-19 cases among Manitoba’s First Nations population, and said the work continues to bring the vaccine to the communities. According to the most recent report from the Manitoba First Nations COVID-19 Pandemic Response Coordination Team (PRCT) released Tuesday, 64 per cent of the current active cases in Manitoba, and 41 per cent of the cases announced on Tuesday, are in First Nations people. The report said 38 of the 92 new cases announced on Tuesday are in First Nations people, with 1,996 active cases. Of the active cases,1,543 are in people living on a reserve, while 433 cases are in those not living on a reserve. A total of 4,513 people have recovered, and there have been 116 deaths among Manitoba’s First Nations population.