Navajo Dept. of Health Identifies 55 Communities with Uncontrolled Spread of Covid-19

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — On Tuesday, the Navajo Department of Health, in coordination with the Navajo Epidemiology Center and the Navajo Area Indian Health Service, reported 146 new COVID-19 positive cases for the Navajo Nation and two more deaths. The total number of deaths is now 605 as of Tuesday. Reports indicate that 8,011 individuals have recovered from COVID-19, and 141,166 COVID-19 tests have been administered. The total number of positive COVID-19 cases is now 13,744, including two delayed unreported cases.

Navajo Nation COVID-19 positive cases by Service Unit:

Chinle Service Unit: 3,002

Crownpoint Service Unit: 1,494

Ft. Defiance Service Unit: 1,385

Gallup Service Unit: 2,171

Kayenta Service Unit: 1,523

Shiprock Service Unit: 2,018

Tuba City Service Unit: 1,443

Winslow Service Unit: 699

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