CORONAVIRUS NAVAJO NATION

Navajo Nation: 0 Deaths, 19 New Cases Of COVID-19

Aug 12, 2020, 3:20 PM | Updated: 3:41 pm

FILE: An American flag with an image of Native American on it is attached to a fence outside a home in the East To'Hajiilee housing community in To'Hajiilee Indian Reservation (Photo by Sam Wasson/Getty Images)

(Photo by Sam Wasson/Getty Images)

BY CARY J. SCHWANITZ, KSL TV
KSLTV.com

WINDOW ROCK, Arizona – The Navajo Nation reported zero coronavirus deaths on the reservation Tuesday, and 19 new cases.

The new case count is still far below the peak numbers reported on the reservation in April and May.

A total of 473 people in the Navajo Nation have died from the coronavirus since the pandemic started.

The Navajo Nation will have another 32-hour weekend lockdown beginning on Saturday at 9 p.m. and ending Monday at 5 a.m.

19 new cases, 6,893 recoveries, and no recent deaths related to COVID-19 as President Nez urges public to wear masks throughout the upcoming flu season pic.twitter.com/k50lia7FOr

— Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez (@NNPrezNez) August 12, 2020

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