Welcome News: Navajo Area IHS Receives First Shipment of Moderna vaccine

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 151 new COVID-19 positive cases for the Navajo Nation and seven more deaths. The total number of deaths is now 755 as of Tuesday. Reports indicate that 11,202 individuals have recovered from COVID-19, and 193,981 COVID-19 tests have been administered. The total number of positive COVID-19 cases is now 21,327.

Navajo Nation COVID-19 positive cases by Service Unit:

Chinle Service Unit: 4,048

Crownpoint Service Unit: 2,243

Ft. Defiance Service Unit: 2,233

Gallup Service Unit: 3,530

Kayenta Service Unit: 2,058

Shiprock Service Unit: 3,579

Tuba City Service Unit: 2,282

Winslow Service Unit: 1,332

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