Norway House Cree Nation has been experiencing high COVID-19 case counts since the fourth wave of the pandemic began to take effect.

 

In a press release, Chief Larson Anderson says the spread originated from outside the community in early September.

 

Anderson states most of the cases are among the fully vaccinated, with high numbers in children and adults between the ages of 20 to 29 and 40 to 49.

 

He adds 50 per cent of the cases are household contacts, and that overcrowded homes, lack of proper heat and ventilation, inadequate washrooms and healthy space for families are contributing factors to the situation.

 

MP Niki Ashton has called on the federal government to assist Norway House as it contends with the spike in cases.

 

As of last week, there were 84 active cases in the community, 87 have recovered, and there has been one death linked to the coronavirus.