The federal Government says it will be spending another $1.2 billion to battle COVID-19 as the second wave continues to wreak havoc in Indigenous communities.
Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller made the announcement Wednesday at a news conference in Ottawa. He said he was concerned with how communities are faring compared to the rest of Canada.
The latest numbers from Indigenous Services Canada (ICS) show that there are 4,384 active cases of COVID-19 in First Nations communities on-reserve. There were over 800 confirmed case this past weekend alone.
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