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The\u00a0Navajo Nation<\/p>\n
Office of the President and Vice President<\/p>\n
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong> 90 new cases, 7,533 recoveries, and three more deaths\u00a0<\/strong>related to\u00a0COVID-19 as 56-hour weekend lockdown is set to begin<\/strong><\/p>\n WINDOW ROCK, Ariz.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013<\/strong>\u00a0On Friday, the Navajo Department of Health, in coordination with the Navajo Epidemiology Center and the Navajo Area Indian Health Service, reported 90 new COVID-19 positive cases for the Navajo Nation and three more deaths. The total number of deaths is now 578 as of Friday. Reports indicate that 7,533 individuals have recovered from COVID-19, and 124,712 COVID-19 tests have been administered. The total number of positive COVID-19 cases is now 11,694, including three delayed reported cases.<\/p>\n Navajo Nation COVID-19 positive cases by Service Unit:<\/p>\n * Nine residences with COVID-19 positive cases are not specific enough to place them accurately in a Service Unit.<\/p>\n The Navajo Nation\u2019s 56-hour weekend lockdown begins on Friday, Oct. 30 at 9:00 p.m. (MDT) until Monday, Nov. 2 at 5:00 a.m. (MDT).\u00a0On Friday, the state of New Mexico reported 1,010 new cases of COVID-19, the state of Arizona reported 1,565 new cases, and Utah reported 2,292.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Navajo Police Department will hold road checkpoints to enforce the 56-hour weekend lockdown on the Navajo Nation throughout the weekend. We strongly urge all Navajo Nation residents to remain home, especially during Halloween. This is a very troubling trend in terms of new cases and community spread. Our public health experts can continue issuing warnings and public health orders, but if our citizens don\u2019t adhere to their advice then we\u2019re going to be faced with a major public health crisis very soon. Be safe, stay home, wear a mask, practice social distancing, wash your hands often, and avoid large crowds,\u201d said Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez.<\/p>\n Public health officials strongly advise against in-person gatherings and activities, such as door-to-door trick-or-treating, in-person costume contests, large dinner parties with non-household members, haunted houses, and fall carnivals. Currently public health emergency orders prohibit in-person gatherings of five or more.<\/p>\n On Friday, the Nez-Lizer team, World Central Kitchen, Broken Arrow Bible Church, Navajo Division of Transportation, and Navajo-Hopi Land Commission Office distributed food and food packages to 443 families in Vanderwagon and nearby communities and Rock Springs in New Mexico, to help them stay home and stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n \u201cBe strong and keep fighting this pandemic together. We are facing a very challenging time right now, but we have the power to lift ourselves up by working together. Please protect your children and elders from COVID-19 and please continue to pray for our Nation,\u201d said Vice President Myron Lizer.<\/p>\n 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:\u00a0http:\/\/www.ndoh.navajo-nsn.gov\/COVID-19<\/a>. For COVID-19 related questions and information, call\u00a0(928) 871-7014<\/a>.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NezLizer2018\/posts\/2640312992900894<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation is 11,694 as of October 30, 2020. 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\nOctober 30, 2020<\/p>\n\n