Posted: May 22, 2021 2:38 PM CT | Last Updated: May 22 Dr. Ibrahim Khan says COVID-19 rates are rising among Indigenous communities in Saskatchewan in part due to the rise of variants of concern.(Radio-Canada) After an explosion of COVID-19 cases on reserves in Saskatchewan at the start of 2021, the number tapered off as spring began. But the latest data from Indigenous Services Canada suggests cases are once again rising in the Land of Living Skies. By the end of March and into the first week of April, that number had dropped to 61 on-reserve cases. But that number has since more than doubled, with 135 cases reported in Saskatchewan for the week of May 9 to May 15.