The Navajo Nation 

Office of the President and Vice President

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 25, 2021

37 new cases, 34,080 recoveries, and no recent deaths related to COVID-19, 48 communities identified with uncontrolled spread

WINDOW ROCK, Arizona – On Monday, the Navajo Department of Health, in coordination with the Navajo Epidemiology Center and the Navajo Area Indian Health Service, reported 37 new COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation and no recent deaths and one delayed reported death. The total number of deaths is 1,474. The report indicates that 34,080 individuals have recovered from COVID-19. 357,148 COVID-19 tests have been administered. The overall total number of positive COVID-19 cases is now 36,161, including 15 delayed reported cases.

Navajo Nation COVID-19 positive cases by Service Unit:

• Chinle Service Unit: 6,436
• Crownpoint Service Unit: 3,507
• Ft. Defiance Service Unit: 4,475
• Gallup Service Unit: 5,807
• Kayenta Service Unit: 3,094
• Shiprock Service Unit: 6,193
• Tuba City Service Unit: 4,435
• Winslow Service Unit: 2,195

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

On Monday, the state of Arizona reported 158 new cases. Utah reported 3,636 cases and New Mexico reported 2,335 cases, which also includes weekend case numbers. Based on cases from Oct. 8 to Oct. 21, 2021, the Navajo Department of Health issued a Health Advisory Notice for the following 48 communities due to uncontrolled spread of COVID-19:

 “The direction that this virus takes, whether new infections increase or decrease, is entirely in our hands individually and collectively. We know how to reduce and even stop the spread of COVID-19, but it takes all of us making the right choices for ourselves and others each and every day. Our health care experts have gone above and beyond to help our people and to give us the guidance that we need, but it’s ultimately our own actions and choices that decide how far COVID-19 spreads. Please be safe, get vaccinated, wear a mask in public, and continue to pray for our people and frontline warriors,” said Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez.

Health care facilities across the Navajo Nation continue to administer COVID-19 vaccines. If you would like to receive one of the COVID-19 vaccines, please contact your health care provider and schedule an appointment.

“We all want this pandemic to end, but we have to stay the course and keep fighting this virus. We have too many of our people contracting COVID-19. We have to do better and we have to remain strong for one another. Keep praying and keep taking precautions to keep yourselves and others safe and healthy,” 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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