CORONAVIRUS
Navajo Nation: No COVID-Related Deaths For 10th Straight Day
Apr 21, 2021, 3:25 PM | Updated: 3:56 pm
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez receives a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on December 31, 2020.(@NNPrezNez/Twitter)
(@NNPrezNez/Twitter)
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation reported finding no new COVID-19 related deaths for the 10th consecutive day.
The tribe reported nine new confirmed coronavirus cases Tuesday, but no additional deaths on the vast reservation that covers parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah.
The latest numbers bring the Navajo Nation’s pandemic case total to 30,380 with the death toll remaining at 1,262.
9 new cases, 16,515 recoveries, and no deaths related to COVID-19 pic.twitter.com/zbD4pIDYKX
— Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez (@NNPrezNez) April 20, 2021
Tribal health officials say more than 16,500 people have recovered from COVID-19 thus far. The tribe had been easing into reopening but that slowed somewhat after coronavirus variants were confirmed on the reservation.
Tribal officials urged residents to stay vigilant.
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