WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Thursday reported 103 more COVID-19 cases and five deaths.
It marked just the 13th time in the last 36 days that the tribe has recorded a coronavirus-related death.
The latest numbers pushed the tribe’s totals to 37,154 confirmed COVID-19 cases from the virus since the pandemic began more than a year ago.
The known death toll now us at 1,493.
Based on cases from Oct. 15-28, the Navajo Department of Health issued an advisory for 58 communities because of uncontrolled spread of COVID-19.
“The vaccines for 5- to 11-year-old children will also soon be available once doses are distributed and ready to administer,” tribal President Jonathan Nez said in a statement Thursday. “The individual choices we make each day ultimately determine the number of new infections. We don’t want to lose any more of our Navajo people to this virus.”
The tribe’s reservation is the country’s largest at 27,000 square miles and covers parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.
