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The Navajo Nation <\/p>\n
Office of the President and Vice President<\/p>\n
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong> 48 new cases of COVID-19, one more death, and 1,585 recoveries reported<\/strong><\/p>\n WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. \u2013<\/strong> The Navajo Department of Health in coordination with the Navajo Epidemiology Center and the Navajo Area Indian Health Service reported 48 new cases of COVID-19 for the Navajo Nation. The total number of deaths has reached 158 as of Tuesday. Preliminary reports from nine health care facilities indicate that approximately 1,585 individuals have recovered from COVID-19, with more reports still pending. The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation has reached 4,842.<\/p>\n Navajo Nation cases by Service Unit:<\/p>\n *31 residences are not specific enough to place them accurately in a Service Unit<\/p>\n \u201cWe are seeing some very good implications based on new data and new reports from the Navajo Area IHS, but I can\u2019t emphasize enough that we have to remain cautious and diligent in order to continue bringing the numbers down in terms of hospital visits and new cases. Let\u2019s continue to stay home as much as possible, wear protective masks, practice social distancing, and wash our hands as much as possible. We are beating the virus so let\u2019s continue to fight strong and overcome this pandemic together,\u201d said Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez.<\/p>\n During a live online town hall on Tuesday, Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer announced that recent data and new surge projections provided by the Navajo Area Indian Health Service on May 24, indicate that the COVID-19 surge peak for IHS hospitalizations, including ICU admissions and ventilations occurred from April 21 to April 26 \u2013 an entire month earlier than initial surge projections on March 27. <\/p>\n IHS Director RADM Michael D. Weahkee and Navajo Area IHS Director Roselyn Tso also participated in the town hall to provide updates on Personal Protective Equipment, testing, and other matters. RADM Weahkee also thanked the Navajo people and leaders for everything they have done to help flatten the curve, including implementing public health orders and curfews.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s attributable to all the great actions of you all, the citizens as well as the leadership of the Navajo Nation,\u201d said RADM Weahkee. <\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve got some good strong momentum so let\u2019s keep up the good work by making good decisions for ourselves and others. The light at the end of this dark tunnel is slowly getting brighter and brighter each day. Keep praying for all of our people, especially the health care workers, police officers, and many others on the frontlines. They are our miracle workers and the answers to our prayers each and every day,\u201d said Vice President Myron Lizer. <\/p>\n On Tuesday, the Nez-Lizer Administration distributed food, bottled water, cleaning supplies, and more to 563 Navajo families in the communities of Cornfields, Steamboat, and Kin Dah \u0141ich\u00ed\u00ed in Arizona. Overall, the administration has reached 63 chapters across the Navajo Nation so far. <\/p>\n For more information including reports, helpful prevention tips, and more resources, please visit the Navajo Department of Health\u2019s COVID-19 website at http:\/\/www.ndoh.navajo-nsn.gov\/COVID-19<\/a>. To contact the main Navajo Health Command Operations Center, please call (928) 871-7014<\/a>. <\/p>\n https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NezLizer2018\/photos\/a.1845200979078770\/2508293019436226\/?type=3&theater<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation has reached 4,842 as of May 26, 2020. nearly 1,600 have recovered from the coronavirus on the largest reservation in the United States.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[12,8,10,85],"class_list":["post-5691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-updates","tag-arizona","tag-navajo","tag-new-mexico","tag-utah"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5691"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5691\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5694,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5691\/revisions\/5694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nMay 26, 2020<\/p>\n\n