The Navajo Nation
Office of the President and Vice President
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 4, 2021
Navajo Department of Health identifies 73 communities with uncontrolled spread of COVID-19
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – On Monday, the Navajo Department of Health identified the following 73 communities with uncontrolled spread of COVID-19 from Dec. 18 to Dec. 31, 2020:
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Baca/Prewitt Beclabito Bird Springs Black Mesa Bodaway/Gap Cameron Casamero Lake Chichiltah Chinle Churchrock Coppermine* Cornfields* Coyote Canyon Crownpoint Dennehotso Ganado Hard Rock Hogback Houck Indian Wells Inscription House* Iyanbito Jeddito Kaibeto
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Kayenta
Lake Valley Lechee Leupp Littlewater Lukachukai Lupton Mariano Lake Mexican Springs Nageezi Nahatadziil Nahodishgish Naschitti* Nazlini* Nenahnezad* Newcomb Oaksprings Oljato Pinedale Pinon Ramah* Red Lake Red Rock Red Valley Rock Point
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Rock Springs
Rough Rock Round Rock San Juan* Sanostee Sheepsprings Shiprock Shonto Smith Lake St. Michaels Standing Rock Sweetwater* Tachee/Blue Gap Teec Nos Pos Thoreau Tohatchi Tonalea Torreon* Tsaile/Wheatfields Tsayatoh Tuba City Twin Lakes Upper Fruitland
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* Chapters recently added to the list
“We have the ability to bring down the numbers through our actions each day. When we choose to travel or to hold in-person gatherings, we put ourselves and others at risk of contracting the coronavirus. Our administration is working with Navajo Area IHS to follow the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices vaccine prioritization. The health care facilities on the Navajo Nation have been vaccinating individuals in Phase I, which include health care workers, first responders, high-risk patients, and others. The next vaccination priority will be elders 65 and older. If more people receive the vaccine and now that the holidays have past, I am hopeful that we will begin to see consistent declines in new cases, but we still are awaiting to see the full impact of the recent holidays. Please be safe and make good decisions for you and your loved ones,” said Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez.
Navajo Area IHS informed President Nez that individuals who received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine will begin receiving the second dose this week. Last Thursday, President Nez, Speaker Seth Damon, several members of the 24th Navajo Nation Council, and Navajo Area IHS Chief Medical Officer Dr. Loretta Christensen received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine to help boost public confidence in the vaccines.
Public Health Emergency Order No. 2020-032 remains in effect through Jan. 11, 2021 with the following provisions:
- Extends the Stay-At-Home Lockdown which requires all residents to remain at home 24-hours, seven days a week, with the exceptions of essential workers that must report to work, emergency situations, to obtain essential food, medication, and supplies, tend to livestock, outdoor exercising within the immediate vicinity of your home, wood gathering and hauling with a permit.
- Re-implements full 57-hour weekend lockdowns for two additional weekends that include: 8:00 P.M. MST through 5:00 A.M. MST on Jan. 1, 2021 through Jan. 4, 2021, and for the same hours on Jan. 8, 2021 through Jan. 11, 2021.
- Essential businesses including gas stations, grocery stores, laundromats, restaurants and food establishments that provide drive-thru and curbside services, and hay vendors can operate from 7:00 a.m. (MST) to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Friday only.
- Refrain from gathering with individuals from outside your immediate household and requiring all residents to wear a mask in public, avoid public gatherings, maintain social (physical) distancing, remain in your vehicle for curb-side and drive-through services.
“We appreciate everything that our health care workers are doing to fight for us and to save lives. We all have a part to play in overcoming this COVID-19 pandemic and it starts with staying home as much as possible to reduce the spread of the virus. Please be safe and continue to pray for all of our people and frontline warriors,” said Vice President Myron Lizer.
For more information, including helpful prevention tips, and resources to help stop the spread of COVID-19, visit the Navajo Department of Health’s COVID-19 website: http://www.ndoh.navajo-nsn.gov/COVID-19. For COVID-19 related questions and information, call (928) 871-7014.
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