Epidemiological summary of COVID-19 cases in First Nations communities
Data is current as of September 14, 2021
To make sure the charts are easy to read and show current trends, only the most recent 46 weeks are displayed.
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About the charts
Information on demographics and outcomes is currently available for cases in First Nations communities as reported to Indigenous Services Canada (ISC).
The charts on this page do not include COVID-19 cases in First Nations individuals residing off reserve or in the territories.
Statistics about First Nations individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 who do not live on a reserve are included in the provincial and territorial case counts, although they are not distinguished as such.
Some First Nations organizations in some provinces are releasing COVID-19 data that combines on- and off-reserve data. Visit:
Cumulative reported, recovered, active, newly reported cases and vaccine doses administered in First Nations communities
The charts with epidemic curves over time (epi curves) below show:
- the cumulative totals of reported and recovered COVID-19 cases
- active cases including the number of vaccine doses administered
- newly reported COVID-19 cases in First Nations communities in provinces
Epidemic curves of COVID-19 cases in First Nations communities on-reserve are available online and updated weekly. As the number of doses administered in First Nations communities continues to increase, the number of active cases in the communities has been dropping.
Text alternative for chart 1: cumulative reported and recovered cases
| Date | Cumulative total reported cases | Cumulative total recovered cases |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1-7 | 2280 | 1294 |
| Nov 8-14 | 2932 | 1463 |
| Nov 15-21 | 3598 | 1812 |
| Nov 22-28 | 4339 | 2447 |
| Nov 29-Dec 5 | 5594 | 3110 |
| Dec 6-12 | 6890 | 3999 |
| Dec 13-19 | 8084 | 5110 |
| Dec 20-26 | 9000 | 6065 |
| Dec 27-Jan 2 | 10253 | 7170 |
| Jan 3-9 | 12260 | 8099 |
| Jan 10-16 | 14764 | 9438 |
| Jan 17-23 | 16638 | 11571 |
| Jan 24-30 | 17932 | 13875 |
| Jan 31 - Feb 6 | 18959 | 15280 |
| Feb 7-13 | 19919 | 16553 |
| Feb 14-20 | 20975 | 17547 |
| Feb 21-27 | 21958 | 18698 |
| Feb 28 - Mar 6 | 22810 | 19827 |
| Mar 7-13 | 23630 | 20846 |
| Mar 14-20 | 24370 | 21632 |
| Mar 21-27 | 24981 | 22392 |
| Mar 28 - Apr 3 | 25392 | 23020 |
| Apr 4-10 | 25962 | 23575 |
| Apr 11-17 | 26520 | 24037 |
| Apr 18-24 | 27127 | 24539 |
| Apr 25 - May 1 | 27650 | 25073 |
| May 2-8 | 28243 | 25582 |
| May 9-15 | 28845 | 26201 |
| May 16-22 | 29314 | 26870 |
| May 23-29 | 29964 | 27707 |
| May 30 - Jun 5 | 30549 | 28232 |
| June 6-12 | 31213 | 28822 |
| June 13-19 | 31694 | 29420 |
| June 20-26 | 32027 | 30098 |
| Jun 27-Jul 3 | 32332 | 30546 |
| July 4-10 | 32567 | 30919 |
| July 11-17 | 32760 | 31317 |
| July 18-24 | 33004 | 31576 |
| July 25-31 | 33171 | 31890 |
| Aug 1-7 | 33405 | 32221 |
| Aug 8-14 | 33723 | 32445 |
| Aug 15-21 | 34255 | 32825 |
| Aug 22-28 | 35357 | 33346 |
| Aug 29 - Sep 4 | 36633 | 34197 |
| Sep 5-11 | 37845 | 35441 |
| Sep 12-18 | 38012 | 35924 |
The date corresponds to episode date for reported cases and date of recovery for recovered cases.
The episode date corresponds to the earliest date reported according to the following order: symptom onset date, specimen collection date, laboratory result date, date reported to ISC.
Chart 2 describes
- the number of active COVID-19 cases in First Nations communities in Canada by week of report
- the number of vaccine doses administered
Text alternative for chart 2: number of active COVID-19 cases in First Nations communities and number of vaccine doses administered
| Date | Cumulative total active cases | Cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered (includes 1st and 2nd doses) |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1-7 | 966 | |
| Nov 8-14 | 1450 | |
| Nov 15-21 | 1756 | |
| Nov 22-28 | 1847 | |
| Nov 29 - Dec 5 | 2430 | |
| Dec 6-12 | 2826 | |
| Dec 13-19 | 2896 | |
| Dec 20-26 | 2843 | |
| Dec 27 - Jan 2 | 2982 | |
| Jan 3-9 | 4049 | |
| Jan 10-16 | 5186 | |
| Jan 17-23 | 4906 | 30892 |
| Jan 24-30 | 3877 | 31959 |
| Jan 31 - Feb 6 | 3476 | 39690 |
| Feb 7-13 | 3149 | 44714 |
| Feb 14-20 | 3196 | 54687 |
| Feb 21-27 | 3020 | 69725 |
| Feb 28 - Mar 6 | 2727 | 77476 |
| Mar 7-13 | 2518 | 89409 |
| Mar 14-20 | 2461 | 113105 |
| Mar 21-27 | 2297 | 131402 |
| Mar 28 - Apr 3 | 2074 | 146410 |
| Apr 4-10 | 2078 | 158447 |
| Apr 11-17 | 2169 | 173342 |
| Apr 18-24 | 2273 | 215598 |
| Apr 25 - May 1 | 2259 | 233232 |
| May 2-8 | 2338 | 254233 |
| May 9-15 | 2317 | 274489 |
| May 16-22 | 2111 | 306850 |
| May 23-29 | 1915 | 335981 |
| May 30 - Jun 5 | 1967 | 358272 |
| June 6-12 | 2037 | 385252 |
| June 13-19 | 1918 | 417259 |
| June 20-26 | 1571 | 437298 |
| Jun 27-Jul 3 | 1423 | 454191 |
| July 4-10 | 1279 | 471022 |
| July 11-17 | 1067 | 481695 |
| July 18-24 | 1048 | 492318 |
| July 25-31 | 899 | 516662 |
| Aug 1-7 | 800 | 527336 |
| Aug 8-14 | 892 | 530202 |
| Aug 15-21 | 1040 | 540590 |
| Aug 22-28 | 1618 | 545437 |
| Aug 29 - Sep 4 | 2039 | 563968 |
| Sep 5-11 | 2001 | 570025 |
| Sep 12-18 | 1682 | 573423 |
The episode date corresponds to the earliest date reported according to the following order: symptom onset date, specimen collection date, laboratory result date, date reported to ISC.
Text alternative for chart 3: newly reported cases
| Date | ATL | QC | ON | MB | SK | AB | BC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1-7 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 171 | 136 | 157 | 2 |
| Nov 8-14 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 151 | 225 | 236 | 4 |
| Nov 15-21 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 108 | 229 | 272 | 28 |
| Nov 22-28 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 192 | 236 | 229 | 59 |
| Nov 29-Dec 5 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 580 | 268 | 303 | 82 |
| Dec 6-12 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 473 | 355 | 353 | 98 |
| Dec 13-19 | 0 | 17 | 19 | 318 | 274 | 482 | 84 |
| Dec 20-26 | 1 | 36 | 20 | 203 | 173 | 439 | 44 |
| Dec 27-Jan 2 | 0 | 35 | 53 | 173 | 292 | 620 | 80 |
| Jan 3-9 | 2 | 85 | 113 | 276 | 597 | 780 | 154 |
| Jan 10-16 | 3 | 106 | 127 | 580 | 691 | 674 | 323 |
| Jan 17-23 | 1 | 47 | 84 | 533 | 495 | 362 | 352 |
| Jan 24-30 | 1 | 27 | 81 | 357 | 392 | 229 | 207 |
| Jan 31 - Feb 6 | 0 | 11 | 83 | 162 | 392 | 177 | 202 |
| Feb 7-13 | 0 | 27 | 131 | 240 | 247 | 168 | 147 |
| Feb 14-20 | 0 | 4 | 156 | 235 | 228 | 358 | 75 |
| Feb 21-27 | 0 | 7 | 171 | 156 | 205 | 303 | 141 |
| Feb 28 - Mar 6 | 0 | 2 | 124 | 219 | 174 | 213 | 120 |
| Mar 7-13 | 0 | 5 | 89 | 271 | 121 | 228 | 106 |
| Mar 14-20 | 0 | 21 | 75 | 264 | 94 | 168 | 118 |
| Mar 21-27 | 0 | 32 | 63 | 185 | 84 | 134 | 113 |
| Mar 28 - Apr 3 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 142 | 61 | 88 | 80 |
| Apr 4-10 | 0 | 27 | 66 | 207 | 63 | 131 | 76 |
| Apr 11-17 | 0 | 20 | 72 | 220 | 78 | 124 | 44 |
| Apr 18-24 | 0 | 12 | 64 | 274 | 93 | 133 | 31 |
| Apr 25 - May 1 | 0 | 10 | 90 | 123 | 100 | 183 | 17 |
| May 2-8 | 4 | 29 | 63 | 154 | 90 | 226 | 27 |
| May 9-15 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 199 | 192 | 137 | 23 |
| May 16-22 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 188 | 145 | 68 | 20 |
| May 23-29 | 2 | 1 | 85 | 296 | 140 | 84 | 42 |
| May 30 - Jun 5 | 0 | 2 | 175 | 168 | 101 | 112 | 27 |
| June 6-12 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 199 | 82 | 160 | 17 |
| June 13-19 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 201 | 84 | 71 | 20 |
| June 20-26 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 124 | 76 | 47 | 5 |
| Jun 27-Jul 3 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 68 | 110 | 27 | 10 |
| July 4-10 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 81 | 106 | 12 | 3 |
| July 11-17 | 0 | 17 | 39 | 53 | 71 | 13 | 0 |
| July 18-24 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 94 | 119 | 12 | 2 |
| July 25-31 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 47 | 97 | 14 | 3 |
| Aug 1-7 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 46 | 95 | 49 | 15 |
| Aug 8-14 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 24 | 140 | 78 | 39 |
| Aug 15-21 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 243 | 169 | 83 |
| Aug 22-28 | 2 | 33 | 22 | 85 | 362 | 469 | 129 |
| Aug 29 - Sep 4 | 0 | 44 | 39 | 31 | 578 | 404 | 180 |
| Sep 5-11 | 11 | 30 | 61 | 42 | 457 | 431 | 180 |
| Sep 12-18 | 1 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 83 |
The episode date corresponds to the earliest date reported according to the following order: symptom onset date, specimen collection date, laboratory result date, date reported to ISC.
Reported cases in First Nations communities by age group and sex
Text alternative for reported cases in First Nations communities by age group and sex
| Age group | 60+ | 40-59 | 20-39 | 5-19 | 0-4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 5.0% | 10.2% | 14.7% | 14.3% | 4.0% |
| Female | 5.5% | 10.9% | 16.5% | 14.0% | 3.7% |