The number of #Coronavirus cases on the Navajo Nation continues to grow by the day. The embedded map helps visualize the reach of the disease on the reservation, which is the largest in the United States.
According to Navajo leaders, the #COVID19 patients reported to or were transported to, or were treated at three particular Indian Health Service facilities on the reservation. Three pins on the map show the locations of these three IHS facilities:
- Kayenta Health Center in Kayenta, Arizona
- Chinle Health Care Facility in Chinle, Arizona
- Northern Navajo Medical Center in Shiprock, New Mexico
Additionally, a pin on the map represents Chilchinbeto, a small community in Arizona where a significant number of #Coronavirus cases have been connected. These patients reported with symptoms to the Kayenta Health Center, about 24 miles away.
The information in this post is based on data that was released by Navajo and IHS officials as of late Thursday, March 19, 2020.
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