Jonathan Nez, center, serves as President of the Navajo Nation. Photo by Indianz.Com (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
The Navajo Nation
Office of the President and Vice President
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 3, 2022
Over three-day period, 33 new cases and three deaths related to COVID-19 reported, 25 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 33 new COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation and three deaths over a three-day period from Oct. 1-3. The total number of deaths is now 1,914. 600,785 COVID-19 tests have been administered. The overall total number of positive COVID-19 cases is now 74,477, including six delayed reported cases.
Based on cases from Sept. 16 – 29, 2022, the Navajo Department of Health issued a Health Advisory Notice for the following 25 communities due to uncontrolled spread of COVID-19:
| Baca/Prewitt
Bird Springs Chichiltah Chinle Counselor
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Coyote Canyon
Fort Defiance Ganado Houck Kaibeto
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Lupton
Manuelito Nahatadziil Newcomb Oak Springs
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Pinon
Ramah Red Lake Shiprock St. Michaels
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Teecnospos
Thoreau Tonalea Tsayatoh Twin Lakes
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“COVID-19 continues to impact our people, but we know how to push back on the virus by getting vaccinated and isolating ourselves. It’s our personal responsibility to take precautions to help protect ourselves and our loved ones, so please encourage your family members and friends to be safe especially in public places. We are in this together and we will overcome COVID-19 just as our ancestors overcame many adversities in the past,” said Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez.
Health care facilities on the Navajo Nation continue to administer COVID-19 vaccines and booster shots. If you would like to receive one of the COVID-19 vaccines or a booster shot, please contact your health care provider and schedule an appointment.
“If you or someone in your household has symptoms related to COVID-19, you are strongly urged to isolate yourself from others and get tested as quickly as possible. We all have to do our part to push back on the virus. Please be safe and continue to pray for our Nation and all of our frontline workers who continue to fight for all of us,” 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