Tag: covid-19
Dan Sutter: Who gets vaccinated first?
Vaccines from Moderna and BioNTech/Pfizer are nearing approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Politicians will now decide who will get vaccinated first. ...
Navajo Nation reports 159 new COVID-19 cases, 6 more deaths
Navajo Nation health officials on Tuesday reported 159 new COVID-19 cases and six more deaths.
In all, the tribe has now reported 18,324 cases and...
Arizona reports 5,376 new COVID-19 cases and 25 more deaths
Arizona health officials on Sunday reported 5,376 more COVID-19 cases and 25 additional deaths.
The latest numbers push the state’s total to 364,276 cases since...
Coronavirus cases steadily increase in Tribal Nations, leaders respond with lockdowns
Native American tribes in the Southwest are seeing a steady rise in Covid-19 cases. Tribal leaders are responding. The White Mountain Apache Tribe has...
Arizona reports 5,442 additional COVID-19 cases, 82 deaths
Arizona on Thursday reported more than 5,400 known coronavirus cases — one of the state’s highest daily case reports since the pandemic began —...
Navajo Nation reports 104 new COVID-19 cases, 3 more deaths
The Navajo Nation is reporting 104 new COVID-19 cases and three additional deaths.
Tribal health officials also said Tuesday night that the Navajo Department of...
Tucson considers curfew to slow spread of coronavirus
Tucson’s mayor called Monday for a nighttime curfew to prevent the spread of COVID-19, saying the virus is spreading rapidly and hospitals in southern...
Arizona stops some transfers of patients from other states
With Arizona hospitals admitting increasing numbers of COVID-19 patients, state health officials said Wednesday that they suspended some transfers of patients from other states.
Out-of-state...
121 cases, 7 deaths added to COVID tallies for Navajo Nation
cThe Navajo Nation has reported an additional 121 known COVID-19 cases and seven more deaths, increasing its totals to 15,374 cases and 638 deaths.
The...
Officials urge Thanksgiving caution as virus cases soar
Arizona hospital officials pleaded Tuesday for people to avoid large Thanksgiving dinners as soaring coronavirus infections put pressure on the state’s medical system.
Banner Health,...
