Jonathan Nez serves as President of the Navajo Nation. Photo: Navajo Nation Office of President and Vice President
The Navajo Nation
Office of the President and Vice President
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 1, 2022
Over three-day period, 122 new cases and no recent deaths related to COVID-19, 64 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 122 new COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation and no recent deaths over a three-day period from July 30 to August 1. The total number of deaths is 1,861, including one delayed death reported. 569,074 COVID-19 tests have been administered. The overall total number of positive COVID-19 cases is now 60,988, including eight delayed reported cases.
The Navajo Nation remains in “yellow status,” in accordance with Public Health Emergency Order No. 2022-004 available online at: https://www.ndoh.navajo-nsn.gov/COVID-19. Based on cases from July 15 – 28, 2022, the Navajo Department of Health issued a Health Advisory Notice for the following 64 communities due to uncontrolled spread of COVID-19:
| Baca/Prewitt
Becenti Cameron Casamero Lake Chichiltah Chinle Churchrock Coalmine Mesa Coyote Canyon Crownpoint Dennehotso Dilkon Forest Lake
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Fort Defiance
Ganado Houck Indian Wells Iyanbito Jeddito Kaibeto Kayenta Lake Valley Leupp Littlewater Low Mountain Lukachukai
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Lupton
Many Farms Mariano Lake Nahatadziil Nahodishgish Navajo Mountain Nazlini Nenahnezad Newcomb Pinon Ramah Red Lake Red Rock
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Red Valley
Rock Point Rock Springs Rough Rock Round Rock Sanostee Sheepsprings Shiprock Shonto Smith Lake St. Michaels Standing Rock Tachee/Blue Gap
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Teec Nos Pos
Teesto Thoreau Tohatchi Tonalea Tsaile/Wheatfields Tsayatoh Tselani/Cottonwood Tuba City Twin Lakes Two Grey Hills Upper Fruitland
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“The COVID-19 pandemic began over two years ago. We began working with our public health experts months in advance of the first case being confirmed here on the Navajo Nation. To this day, we meet with our public health experts on a regular basis to prioritize saving lives through the COVID-19 vaccines and the safety measures prescribed by scientists. We continue to work together and issue new guidelines for our people. We asked everyone to do their part by wearing masks in public, getting vaccinated, and continue to listen to our public health experts. We are in this together,” said Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez.
Health care facilities on 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.
“If you feel sick or have symptoms related to COVID-19, our health care experts urge you to isolate and get tested as soon as possible. We all have to do our part to lessen the spread of COVID-19 in our homes and communities. Please be safe and continue to pray for our frontline workers and our Nation,” 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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