As with any other communicable disease in First Nations communities in Saskatchewan, public health follow-up and management of COVID-19 cases and contacts is coordinated by Indigenous Services Canada for south and central First Nations communities and by the Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) for the northern First Nations communities.
Status Update
As of July 6, Saskatchewan has officially reported 805 cases of COVID-19.
BulletinAs of July 6, to69,890 First COVID Nations-19 tests have in been Saskatchewan performed in Saskatchewan . Summary of Persons with COVID-19 in Saskatchewan Cases and Risk of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan
Total Confirmed * Active Inpatient ICU Region Recovered Deaths Cases Cases Cases Hospitalization Hospitalizations
Far North 338 338 35 0 0 296 7 North 119 119 8 2 0 108 3
Central 13 13 0 0 11 1 (excluding Saskatoon) 1
Saskatoon 189 189 4 1 1 183 2 South 66 66 11 0 0 55 0 (excluding Regina)
Regina 80 80 0 0 0 79 1
Total Saskatchewan 805 805 59 3 1 732 14
*There may be more recovered cases yet to be reported to Public Health.
Summary of COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan First Nations Communities
As of July 6, there are confirmed 84 COVID-19 cases reported in Saskatchewan First Nation communities. 6 out of the 84 cases are active, 77 cases have recovered and one (1) First Nations resident with COVID-19 has died.
Individuals who are concerned about symptoms or risks related to COVID‐19 should call Healthline 811 or use the online self‐assessment tool found on the Ministry of Health website.
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Map of Provincial COVID-19 Reporting Regions
Prepared for Health Directors, Nurse Managers and other health staff to support their understanding of where First Nation Communities fall within the provincial COVID-19 reporting regions.
First Nation Communities
BIRCH NARROWS POUNDMAKE RED BLACK LAKE EARTH RED BRABANT PHEASANT BUFFALO RIVER SAULTEAUX CANOE LAKE SHOAL LAKE CLEARWATER RIVER STURGEON LAKE DENARE BEACH SWEETGRASS DESCHAMBAULT North THUNDERCHILD LAKE ENGLISH RIVER WAHPETON FOND DU LAC WATERHEN LAKE
GRANDMOTHER'S BAY WITCHEKAN LAKE
HATCHET LAKE YELLOW QUILL
Far HALL LAKE North KINOOSAO
KITSAKI COTE LITTLE RED KEESEEKOOSE RIVER MONTREAL THE KEY
LAKE PELICAN Central
NARROWS SANDY BAY SOUTHEND BEARDY'S & OKEMASIS STANLEY MISSION FISHING LAKE STURGEON ONE ARROW LANDING WHITECAP DAKOTA SUCKER RIVER Saskatoon
CARRY THE KETTLE AHTAHKAKOOP COWESSESS BIG ISLAND LAKE DAY STAR GEORGE BIG RIVER GORDON CUMBERLAND HOUSE KAHKEWISTAHAW FLYING DUST KAWACATOOSE
ISLAND LAKE LITTLE BLACK BEAR (MINISTIKWAN) MUSCOWPETUNG
JAMES SMITH MUSKOWEKWAN KINISTIN OCHAPOWACE
Regina OKANESE LITTLE PINE LUCKY MAN PASQUA MAKWA PEEPEEKISIS
North SAHGAIEHCAN PIAPOT MISTAWASIS STANDING BUFFALO MOOSOMIN STAR BLANKET MOSQUITO, GRIZZLY ZAGIME ANISHINABEK BEAR'S HEAD, LEAN MAN
MUSKEG LAKE NEKANEET MUSKODAY OCEAN MAN ONION LAKE PHEASANT RUMP
PELICAN LAKE South WHITE BEAR WOOD MOUNTAIN Red lines represent Treaty boundaries and black lines represent the provincial COVID-19 reporting boundaries.
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Service Resumption
As Saskatchewan Health Authority services resume, notifications can be found online.
Government Announcement
The Government of Canada has designed and launched a series of measures to provide timely and direct support to Canadian businesses in response to COVID-19. Indigenous businesses provide jobs, goods, and services to communities, and are an important part of the Canadian economy. Right now, they are facing challenges and economic hardships due to COVID-19. That is why the Government of Canada is taking action to make sure that Indigenous business owners have access to the support they need to get through this crisis.
First Nations, Inuit and Métis businesses have access to all measures provided through the Government of Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan, and are encouraged to review it to see what financial supports might be available to them. For more information, please read the attached pdf document. Videos on Physical Distancing
Dr. Evan Adams, Chief Medical Officer with First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, recorded some COVID-19 advice for First Nations while he was working for FNHA in BC. The advice is still applicable today #physicaldistancing. In these videos, he discusses• Why you won’t be learning who has COVID 19 in your community – and why that doesn’t matter. • The role and value of testing (it may not be as important as you think!) • Why it’s so challenging for some to understand the necessity of physical distancing. • The good news: most of us who contract COVID-19 will be able to recover at home. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCr_YrKM_OE - Stay safe, Stay strong, Stay connected https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVLYraZM4oU&feature=youtu.be
Regional Contacts and Information
Questions and requests related to COVID-19 should be sent to our generic email address at [email protected] to allow our team to provide you with a coordinated and timely response.
Visit our NEW Saskatchewan portal http://www.skfn.ca/coronavirus/.
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