Navajo Nation Reports No COVID-19 For 4th Day In Row
Apr 15, 2021, 4:13 PM
(KSL TV)
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation reported 10 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, but no additional deaths for the fourth consecutive day.
The latest numbers released Wednesday brought the pandemic totals on the tribe’s reservation to 30,279 cases and 1,262 known deaths.
Tribal officials had ordered a lockdown last weekend over fears that a new variant could drive another deadly surge.
10 new cases, 16,430 recoveries, and no deaths related to COVID-19 pic.twitter.com/LKIzxYHfBv
— Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez (@NNPrezNez) April 14, 2021
The Stay-At-Home order required all Navajo Nation residents to refrain from unnecessary travel to help limit the spread of the virus, including a new and more contagious strain.
So far, nearly 16,500 people on the Navajo Nation have recovered from COVID-19.
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