The Navajo Nation announced Wednesday that there is an “uncontrolled spread” of COVID-19 in more than 20 tribal communities, adding several in Arizona.
On November 4, the tribe’s fitness branch issued a fitness warning to citizens about the spread, which was based on instances of COVID-19 between October 16 and October 29, according to a press release from the executive branch of the Navajo Nation.
Communities in Arizona included Cameron, Leupp, Dilkon, Cattle and Round Rock. The account would remain in effect “until the threat and instances diminish,” he said.
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“The out-of-control spread of COVID-19 means that other people who tested positive in those spaces probably don’t know where or how they contracted the virus,” Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez said in the press release. extended network point in portions of the Navajo Nation. “
“We urge everyone to take precautions and stay tuned,” he said. Stay home as much as possible, wear a mask in public, practice social distance, avoid giant crowds, add family gathering circles, and wash your hands occasionally with your hand. disinfectant in public. “
The Navajo Nation covers more than 27,000 miles of land in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.
As in Arizona and other states across the country, the tribe has noticed an increase in COVID-19 instances over the following month, with nearly 12,000 known instances and 586 known deaths Tuesday. Last week, the tribe reported its largest number of new instances. COVID-19 since June.
“Protect yourself and stay strong as we move forward in this pandemic,” Navajo Nation Vice President Myron Lizer said in the press release. “Think of your children, your elders, and those with underlying fitness issues. “
“We will have to maintain a positive attitude and never lose hope because we will eventually triumph over this pandemic,” he continued. “Continue to pray for our lifeguards, our leaders, and all our Navajo as we move forward together. “
The recent accumulation follows months of declines in COVID-19 instances in the Navajo Nation, and no new instances of COVID-19 were added on September 8 for the first time since the virus entered tribal lands six months earlier.
The tribe in mid-August began to reopen in stages with a plan based on a color-coded formula in which color represents another point of reopening activity. The Navajo Nation from Wednesday remained in the same orange prestige declared for the first time through officials in August.
The curfew in the afternoon between 9pm and 5pm remained in force in the Navajo Nation, according to the press release. The tribe’s public aptitude order requiring a five- to six-hour weekend blockade expired monday and no new weekend curfew orders were announced through officials.
The press release said tribal leaders would take an online tour of the city corridor Thursday at 6 p. m. to provide more updates on COVID-19.
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