More than 75 per cent of Manitoba First Nations now have active COVID-19 cases

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