The Navajo Nation on Wednesday reported eight new COVID-19 cases, but no additional deaths for the third consecutive day.
Tribal health officials said the total number of coronavirus-related cases on the vast reservation that covers parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah is 31,043 since the pandemic began more than a year ago.
The total number of known deaths remained at 1,357.
“As we begin to welcome visitors and tourists back to the Navajo Nation, we have to keep our guard up and continue to take precautions to prevent another surge in COVID-19 cases,” tribal President Jonathan Nez said in a statement Wednesday. “We ask all visitors and tourists to adhere to our public health orders including the mask mandate that requires everyone to wear a mask in public. Getting fully vaccinated is the key to preventing the spread of the virus and protecting ourselves.”
Republished with the permission of the Associated Press.
