The Navajo Nation 

Office of the President and Vice President

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 30, 2021

6 new cases, 29,615 recoveries, and two more deaths related to COVID-19 

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – On Wednesday, the Navajo Department of Health, in coordination with the Navajo Epidemiology Center and the Navajo Area Indian Health Service, reported six new COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation and two more deaths. The total number of deaths is now 1,354 as of Wednesday. The report indicates that 29,615 individuals have recovered from COVID-19. 281,439 COVID-19 tests have been administered. The total number of positive COVID-19 cases is now 31,004. 

Navajo Nation COVID-19 positive cases by Service Unit:

• Chinle Service Unit: 5,633
• Crownpoint Service Unit: 2,977
• Ft. Defiance Service Unit: 3,681
• Gallup Service Unit: 4,912
• Kayenta Service Unit: 2,747
• Shiprock Service Unit: 5,279
• Tuba City Service Unit: 3,764
• Winslow Service Unit: 1,992

* 19 residences with COVID-19 positive cases are not specific enough to place them accurately in a Service Unit.

On Wednesday, the state of Arizona reported 769 new cases, Utah reported 574, and New Mexico reported 66 cases.

“Our best defense against COVID-19 and the Delta variant is to get vaccinated and wear a mask in public. The mask mandate remains in place on the Navajo Nation and it applies to all visitors as well. We are in this together and we need more of our people to get fully vaccinated to reach our goal of community immunity and to save more lives. Our health care facilities are available to administer the vaccines, so please make arrangements to do so if you haven’t already. Keep pushing back this virus and please continue to take precautions,” said Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez.

Health care facilities across the Navajo Nation continue to administer COVID-19 vaccines during drive-thru events or by appointment. If you would like to receive the vaccine, please contact your health care provider for more information for your Service Unit. 

“Our health care experts have done a great job providing guidance and giving us the tools to keep ourselves safe and healthy. Ultimately, it is our personal responsibility to take precautions each and every day to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and the variants. Please be safe and keep praying for our frontline workers and all of our Navajo people,” said Vice President Myron Lizer.

For more information, including helpful prevention tips, and resources to help stop the spread of COVID-19, visit the NavajoDepartment 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.