The ‘Namgis First Nation on a small island just north of Vancouver Island has extended its state of emergency after an elder became the first person to die from the novel coronavirus in a B.C.
Indigenous community. The woman, who has been identified by First Nation members as Cindy, passed away on Friday, according to a video update from local physician Dr.
Dan Cutfeet posted to Facebook. “This is a virus that anyone can catch,” Cutfeet warned, while asking all those with respiratory illness symptoms to come forward for testing.
A cluster of COVID-19 cases has been identified within the village of Alert Bay on Comorant Island, where the ‘Namgis First Nation is located.