COVID-19 in Indian Country
Please join Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer for another COVID-19 response town hall.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 11,462 as of October 28, 2020. Reports indicate 7,525 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus data, showing 67,254 COVID-19 cases as of October 26, 2020.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 11,386 as of October 27, 2020. Reports indicate 7,504 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus data, showing 66,475 COVID-19 cases as of October 25, 2020.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 11,362 as of October 26, 2020. Reports indicate 7,497 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez met with Rep. Tom O’Halleran (D-Arizona) to discuss ongoing CARES Act projects and the pending December 30, 2020, deadline to expend COVID-19 relief funds.
Using $49 million in CARES Act funds, the Navajo Nation has launched a Hardship Assistance Program for tribal citizens affected by COVID-19.
"This was a shameful failure of federal relations with Indian Country," said Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Arizona), chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Sen. Martha McSally (R-Arizona) and Sen. Steve Daines (R-Montana) are urging the Trump administration to give tribes more time to use the coronavirus relief fund.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus data, showing 65,889 COVID-19 cases as of October 24, 2020.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 11,298 as of October 25, 2020. Reports indicate 7,489 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus data, showing 65,534 COVID-19 cases as of October 23, 2020.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 11,217 as of October 24, 2020. Reports indicate 7,466 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus data, showing 65,253 COVID-19 cases as of October 22, 2020.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 11,151 as of October 23, 2020. Reports indicate 7,438 individuals coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus data, showing 64,216 COVID-19 cases as of October 21, 2020.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 11,101 as of October 22, 2020. Reports indicate 7,429 coronavirus recoveries on the largest reservation in the United States.
Alaska Native corporations are asking the nation's highest court to determine if they can receive shares of $8 billion in COVID-19 relief.
“As vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, I’m compelled to speak out to urge immediate, bipartisan action to provide more targeted relief for Native communities,” said Sen. Tom Udall (D-New Mexico).
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