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Navajo Nation continues weekend lockdown due to coronavirus

Navajo Nation continues weekend lockdown due to coronavirus

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Residents on the Navajo Nation will be under another lockdown this weekend as the tribe seeks to keep the coronavirus from spreading even further into communities. The lockdown is the fourth the tribe has implemented. It comes around the first of the month when tribal […]

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Navajo Nation now has 1,637 coronavirus cases, and 59 deaths

Navajo Nation now has 1,637 coronavirus cases, and 59 deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation has 97 new cases of coronavirus and another death, according to health officials. The Navajo Department of Health said there are 1,637 known coronavirus infections across the reservation as of Saturday evening and 59 people have died. The numbers don’t include cases […]

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Navajo Nation reports 6 deaths, 180 new COVID-19 cases

Navajo Nation reports 6 deaths, 180 new COVID-19 cases

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation health officials on Friday reported six new deaths and 180 new cases of COVID-19. Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez said the big increase in cases is partially due to increased testing. The Navajo Department of Health says there are 1,540 known coronavirus infections […]

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Navajo Nation now has 1,360 coronavirus cases and 52 deaths

Navajo Nation now has 1,360 coronavirus cases and 52 deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Health officials are reporting 78 new cases of coronavirus on the Navajo Nation along with three more deaths. The Navajo Department of Health said Thursday that the tribe now has 1,360 positive COVID-19 cases and 52 known deaths. Of those who have tested positive, health […]

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Navajo Nation extends closing of tribal government to May 17

Navajo Nation extends closing of tribal government to May 17

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The closure of the Navajo Nation’s tribal government because of the coronavirus outbreak is being extended into late May. Tribal President Jonathan Nez on Wednesday announced that he issued an executive order Tuesday extending the closure of government offices and related facilities to May 17 […]

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Navajo Nation now has 1,206 coronavirus cases and 48 deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Department of Health has reported 63 new cases of coronavirus on the vast reservation with three more deaths. The Navajo Nation now has 1,206 positive COVID-19 cases and 48 known deaths as of Tuesday. But tribal health officials said the numbers don’t include […]

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Navajo Nation Council to hold spring session as scheduled

Navajo Nation Council to hold spring session as scheduled

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer have vetoed a resolution that sought to cancel the tribal council’s session less than three days before the scheduled start. The Navajo Nation Council is required to hold four regular sessions each year in the […]

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Arizona coronavirus cases near 5,000; 184 known deaths now

PHOENIX (AP) — Positive coronavirus tests in Arizona now have reached nearly 5,000 with 184 known deaths, state health officials said Sunday. The Arizona Department of Health Services said the 4,929 cases around the state were 210 more than Saturday’s total with seven additional deaths. The Mohave County Health Department […]

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Navajo Nation orders masks be worn in public on reservation

Navajo Nation orders masks be worn in public on reservation

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation is ordering all people on the tribe’s sprawling reservation to wear protective masks when out in public to help fight the spread of the coronavirus. Tribal officials announced Friday night that the Navajo Department of Health issued an emergency health order for […]

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US grants Navajo Nation authority to use unassigned airwaves

US grants Navajo Nation authority to use unassigned airwaves

PHOENIX (AP) — The federal government is giving the Navajo Nation temporary authority to use unassigned airwaves to provide wireless broadband service over the tribe’s sprawling reservation that includes parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. The Federal Communications Commission said its wireless telecommunications bureau on Friday granted the requested […]

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