COVID-19 cases during the last few weeks.Miller says 673 COVID-19 cases have been reported in First Nations communities in all, and about 130 of them are active cases now.He says Indigenous communities were successful in facing the first wave of COVID-19 with measures that limited the spread of the virus.The measures included closing communities to outsiders, imposing local restrictions on gatherings and making sure that people were observing basic health and hygiene protocols.Reopening schools and businesses and places where physical distancing is not possible are all factors in the rise.Perry Bellegarde, the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, says First Nations communities are among the most vulnerable populations in Canada.