COVID-19 in Indian Country
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Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin and Small Business Administration Administrator Jovita Carranza issued a statement following the enactment of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Flexibility Act.

Oklahoma City Indian Clinic, a nonprofit clinic providing health and wellness services to American Indians in central Oklahoma, was awarded a grant through the NDN Collective COVID-19 Response Project.

The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation has reached 6,020 as of June 7, 2020. More than 2,700 people have recovered from the coronavirus on the largest reservation in the United States.

The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation has reached 5,918 as of June 6, 2020. Nearly 2,700 people have recovered from the coronavirus on the largest reservation in the United States.

The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data, showing 12,930 COVID-19 cases as of June 6, 2020.

The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation has reached 5,808. Nearly 2,600 have recovered from the coronavirus on the largest reservation in the United States.

The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data, showing 12,422 COVID-19 positive results as of June 4, 2020.

The Department of the Treasury on June 4, 2020, posted a document titled 'Coronavirus Relief Fund: Frequently Asked Questions on Tribal Population.'

Tribes in a lawsuit against the Trump administration are once again calling for the distribution of the money remaining in the $8 billion coronavirus relief fund by an "immediate and definitive date."

On June 5, 2020, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights voted to take up two short-term projects, focused on studying the particular civil rights implications of the coronavirus pandemic.

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has agreed to update its 'Broken Promises' report to account for the impact of COVID-19 on Indian Country.

United National Indian Tribal Youth is preparing for the first general session of the upcoming 2020 National UNITY Virtual Conference. There is still time to register for the conference, which kicks off in just three weeks, on June 25.

The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data, showing 12,072 COVID-19 positive cases as of June 3, 2020.

Diane Kennedy, a former employee of the Bureau of Indian Affairs who went home to the Seneca Nation to serve her people, passed away at the age of 71 due to COVID-19.

The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation has reached 5,730 as of June 4, 2020. More than 2,100 people have recovered from the coronavirus on the largest reservation in the United States.

Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer commend the U.S. Senate’s approval of S. 886, the Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act.

The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data, showing 11,732 COVID-19 positive cases as of June 2, 2020.

A project manager employed by a major retailer was charged for allegedly filing fraudulent bank loan applications seeking more than $8 million in forgivable loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.

A new plan to reauthorize national surface transportation funding and infrastructure investment includes several key measures to benefit Indian Country.