COVID-19 in Indian Country
In an 'emergency message,' Governor Anthony Ortiz of the Pueblo of San Felipe confirmed 54 COVID-19 cases within the New Mexico-based tribe.
The Pueblo of Zuni confirmed 24 positive COVID-19 cases, an increase that comes amid widespread testing of tribal citizens.
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer are self-quarantined due to being in close proximity with a first responder who later tested positive for COVID-19.
The top leaders on the Navajo Nation are in self-isolation after coming in contact with tribal first responder who has tested positive for the coronavirus.
The total number of positive tests for COVID-19 has reached 488 for the Navajo Nation as of April 7, 2020.
New Mexico Tribes will receive over $674,000 in grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation as part of the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
In response to the escalating health crisis facing Diné and Hopi communities, the Navajo and Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief Fund has mobilized volunteer emergency food and water distribution throughout the region.
Citizens and leaders of the Pueblo of Zuni are increasingly sounding alarms as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise dramatically in their community in New Mexico. https://www.indianz.com/News/2020/04/08/at-this-rate-the-entire-tribe-will-be-ex.asp
A COVID-19 'Heroes Fund' would give Tribal frontline workers a boost in pay.
With COVID-19 clusters being detected in some of their communities, widespread coronavirus testing is occurring among Pueblo tribes in New Mexico.
The total number of positive tests for COVID-19 has reached 426 for the Navajo Nation as of April 7, 2020.
The New Mexico Department of Health has released alarming data about the spread of the coronavirus among Pueblo tribes in the state.
The Ramah Chapter of the Navajo Nation reported 10 positive COVID-19 cases as of April 7, 2020.
Sen. Tom Udall (D-New Mexico), vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, is pushing Congress to boost pay for coronavirus frontline workers in Indian Country.
Acting Governor Floyd Toribio of the Pueblo of Zia confirmed 11 -- and as many as 20 -- COVID-19 cases within the New Mexico based tribe.
The total number of positive tests for COVID-19 has reached 384 for the Navajo Nation as of April 6, 2020, an increase of 30 cases.
Ohkay Owingeh has confirmed a second case of COVID-19 within the community in New Mexico.
The Navajo Nation will be implementing a 57-hour curfew this coming weekend to slow the spread of the coronavirus on the largest reservation in the United States.
Stan Lucero, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and former Pueblo of Laguna council member, passed away on April 5, 2020.
The 99th Santa Fe Indian Market will be postponed until 2021 as a result of the coronavirus.
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