Winnipeg Free Press Indigenous suffer 40 per cent of deaths last month Save to Read Later Dr. Marcia Anderson, public health lead, Manitoba First Nation Pandemic Response Co-ordination Team, says the ‘impacts get closer and closer to home.’ (John Woods / The Canadian Press files) Nearly 40 per cent of the COVID-19 deaths reported in Manitoba last month were First Nations people, as the deadly virus continues to have a devastating and disproportionate impact on Indigenous communities. Winnipeg Free Press Nearly 40 per cent of the COVID-19 deaths reported in Manitoba last month were First Nations people, as the deadly virus continues to have a devastating and disproportionate impact on Indigenous communities.