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Navajo Nation reports 71 more COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths
Source: AP
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation health officials have reported 71 additional cases of COVID-19 and two more known deaths.
A total of 7,804 people on the vast reservation that spans parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah have tested positive with 337 known deaths as of Saturday night.
Tribal Department of Health officials said reports from all 12 health care facilities on and near the Navajo Nation indicate that 58,440 people have been tested and 5,543 have recovered from COVID-19 .
The number of infections is thought to be far higher because many people have not been tested, and studies suggest people can be infected with the virus without feeling sick.
Read more: https://apnews.com/d6cf15847dd973c77040aff869d4b8c3
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But then most of AZ is a hot Covid mess. I heard we have the highest per capita rate in the country. Ducey opened things up way too soon and still hasn't mandated mask wearing. Of course the Navajo Nation has their own laws they go by. A lot of poverty and often times only minimal sanitation measures are available. 