A First Nation in southern Alberta has confirmed 12 cases of COVID-19, three of which have recovered. As of May 14, there were seven cases confirmed on the First Nation, “with some limited spread in the impacted households,” according to a joint statement from Chief Roy Rox and Dr.
Chris Sarin, the district medical officer of health. Blood Tribe confirmed more cases on Sunday, according to a statement on its website.
As of May 17, there were nine active cases and three recovered cases. Pam Blood, a spokesperson for the community, said the Blood Tribe Department of Health and community health are handling all the testing, contact tracing and have been offering mobile testing units as well to elders and members of the community without access