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Navajo Nation reports 19 new coronavirus cases, 1 more death

Navajo Nation reports 19 new coronavirus cases, 1 more death

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation health officials on Thursday reported 19 new confirmed cases of coronavirus with one additional death. The Navajo Department of Health said there now have been 540 known deaths and 10,083 confirmed cases on the vast reservation since the pandemic began. The latest numbers […]

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Navajo Nation Reports 18 New COVID-19 Cases, 2 More Deaths

Navajo Nation Reports 18 New COVID-19 Cases, 2 More Deaths

WINDOW ROCK, ARIZ. (AP) — Navajo Nation health officials on Wednesday reported 18 new confirmed cases of coronavirus with two additional deaths. The Navajo Department of Health said there now have been 539 known deaths and 10,059 confirmed cases on the vast reservation since the pandemic began. The latest numbers include […]

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Navajo Nation reports 15 new COVID-19 cases, but no deaths

Navajo Nation reports 15 new COVID-19 cases, but no deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation health officials have reported 15 new confirmed cases of coronavirus, but no deaths for the third time in six days. The latest numbers increase the total number of people infected to 9,969 with the known death toll remaining at 530 as of Saturday […]

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Navajo Nation will participate in COVID-19 vaccine trials

Navajo Nation will participate in COVID-19 vaccine trials

PHOENIX (AP) — Navajo Nation officials said they will participate in the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine trials amid a steady decline in coronavirus cases. The American Indian territory once had the highest coronavirus infection rate in the country, but has since seen a substantial decrease in community spread, the Arizona Republic reported. […]

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Navajo Nation reports 18 new COVID-19 cases, 3 more deaths

Navajo Nation reports 18 new COVID-19 cases, 3 more deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation health officials on Thursday reported 18 new confirmed cases of coronavirus and three additional deaths. The latest numbers increase the total number of people infected to 9,933 with the known death toll now at 530. Tribal health officials said 98,408 people have been […]

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No COVID-19 deaths on Navajo Nation for 2nd time in 3 days

No COVID-19 deaths on Navajo Nation for 2nd time in 3 days

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation health officials on Wednesday reported 12 new confirmed cases of coronavirus, but no deaths for the second time in three days. The latest numbers increase the total number of people infected to 9,915 with the known death toll remaining at 527. Tribal health […]

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Navajo Nation reports no new coronavirus cases, but 4 deaths

Navajo Nation reports no new coronavirus cases, but 4 deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation health officials on Tuesday reported no new confirmed cases of coronavirus but four additional deaths. The latest numbers increases the total number of people infected to 9,903 with 527 known death. Tribal health officials said the case total includes two previously unreported positive […]

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Navajo Nation to run partial weekend lockdown into September

Navajo Nation to run partial weekend lockdown into September

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation officials are extending partial weekend lockdowns and daily curfews through September to help control the spread of the coronavirus on the tribe’s reservation in the Four Corners region. The 32-hour weekend lockdowns start at 9 p.m. Saturday and run until 5 a.m. Monday. […]

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Navajo Nation reports 11 new COVID-19 cases, 1 new death

Navajo Nation reports 11 new COVID-19 cases, 1 new death

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation health officials report 11 new confirmed cases of coronavirus and one additional death. The latest numbers released Sunday bring the total number of people infected to 9,800 with 502 known deaths. Tribal health officials said 94,403 people have been tested for COVID-19 and […]

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Navajo Nation reports 9 new coronavirus cases, 1 more death

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation health officials report nine new confirmed cases of coronavirus and one additional death. The latest numbers released Saturday night brings the total number of people infected to 9,789 with 501 known deaths. Tribal health officials said 94,287 people have been tested for COVID-19 […]

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