Data show First Nations communities in B.C. have been able to keep COVID-19 cases low

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Data show First Nations communities in B.C. have been able to keep COVID-19 cases low
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Dr. Shannon McDonald of the First Nations Health Authority says since Jan. 1, there have been 87 cases of the virus among Indigenous people in B.C. and four deaths, a rate below the provincial average

Dr. Shannon McDonald, deputy chief medical officer for the First Nations Health Authority in B.C., is seen in this undated handout photo.First Nations in British Columbia have been able to limit COVID-19 infection rates in their communities by strictly following health guidelines and using lessons learned from the historic spread of disease that decimated Indigenous populations.

McDonald says the data is based on COVID-19 testing results of more than 5,500 Indigenous people through a program unique in Canada that allows the sharing of federal and provincial data with the health authority.

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