Navajo Nation Virus Cases on Downward Trend

A curfew remains in effect for residents on the vast reservation that covers parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah to prevent the spread of the virus. Photo: Daniel Gregoire

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation has continued to see a reduction in its daily coronavirus case numbers.

Tribal health officials on Friday reported 23 new cases of COVID-19 and four additional deaths. The latest numbers bring the total to 29,710 cases since the pandemic began. The death toll is 1,165.

A curfew remains in effect for residents on the vast reservation that covers parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah to prevent the spread of the virus.

Health facilities on the reservation and in border towns are conducting drive-through vaccine events or administering doses by appointment.

More information on Utah’s Navajo nation.