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Posted: January 5, 2021

The Navajo Nation 

Office of the President and Vice President

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 4, 2021

Navajo Department of Health identifies 73 communities with uncontrolled spread of COVID-19

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – On Monday, the Navajo Department of Health identified the following 73 communities with uncontrolled spread of COVID-19 from Dec. 18 to Dec. 31, 2020:

Aneth

Baca/Prewitt

Beclabito

Bird Springs

Black Mesa

Bodaway/Gap

Cameron

Casamero Lake

Chichiltah

Chinle

Churchrock

Coppermine*

Cornfields*

Coyote Canyon

Crownpoint

Dennehotso

Ganado

Hard Rock

Hogback

Houck

Indian Wells

Inscription House*

Iyanbito

Jeddito

Kaibeto

 

Kayenta

Lake Valley

Lechee

Leupp

Littlewater

Lukachukai

Lupton

Mariano Lake

Mexican Springs

Nageezi

Nahatadziil

Nahodishgish

Naschitti*

Nazlini*

Nenahnezad*

Newcomb

Oaksprings

Oljato

Pinedale

Pinon

Ramah*

Red Lake

Red Rock

Red Valley

Rock Point

 

Rock Springs

Rough Rock

Round Rock

San Juan*

Sanostee

Sheepsprings

Shiprock

Shonto

Smith Lake

St. Michaels

Standing Rock

Sweetwater*

Tachee/Blue Gap

Teec Nos Pos

Thoreau

Tohatchi

Tonalea

Torreon*

Tsaile/Wheatfields

Tsayatoh

Tuba City

Twin Lakes

Upper Fruitland

 

* Chapters recently added to the list

“We have the ability to bring down the numbers through our actions each day. When we choose to travel or to hold in-person gatherings, we put ourselves and others at risk of contracting the coronavirus. Our administration is working with Navajo Area IHS to follow the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices vaccine prioritization. The health care facilities on the Navajo Nation have been vaccinating individuals in Phase I, which include health care workers, first responders, high-risk patients, and others. The next vaccination priority will be elders 65 and older. If more people receive the vaccine and now that the holidays have past, I am hopeful that we will begin to see consistent declines in new cases, but we still are awaiting to see the full impact of the recent holidays. Please be safe and make good decisions for you and your loved ones,” said Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez.

Navajo Area IHS informed President Nez that individuals who received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine will begin receiving the second dose this week. Last Thursday, President Nez, Speaker Seth Damon, several members of the 24th Navajo Nation Council, and Navajo Area IHS Chief Medical Officer Dr. Loretta Christensen received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine to help boost public confidence in the vaccines.

Public Health Emergency Order No. 2020-032 remains in effect through Jan. 11, 2021 with the following provisions:

  • Extends the Stay-At-Home Lockdown which requires all residents to remain at home 24-hours, seven days a week, with the exceptions of essential workers that must report to work, emergency situations, to obtain essential food, medication, and supplies, tend to livestock, outdoor exercising within the immediate vicinity of your home, wood gathering and hauling with a permit.
  • Re-implements full 57-hour weekend lockdowns for two additional weekends that include: 8:00 P.M. MST through 5:00 A.M. MST on Jan. 1, 2021 through Jan. 4, 2021, and for the same hours on Jan. 8, 2021 through Jan. 11, 2021.
  • Essential businesses including gas stations, grocery stores, laundromats, restaurants and food establishments that provide drive-thru and curbside services, and hay vendors can operate from 7:00 a.m. (MST) to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Friday only.
  • Refrain from gathering with individuals from outside your immediate household and requiring all residents to wear a mask in public, avoid public gatherings, maintain social (physical) distancing, remain in your vehicle for curb-side and drive-through services.

“We appreciate everything that our health care workers are doing to fight for us and to save lives. We all have a part to play in overcoming this COVID-19 pandemic and it starts with staying home as much as possible to reduce the spread of the virus. Please be safe and continue to pray for all of our people and frontline warriors,” said Vice President Myron Lizer.

For more information, including helpful prevention tips, and resources to help stop the spread of COVID-19, visit the Navajo Department of Health’s COVID-19 website: http://www.ndoh.navajo-nsn.gov/COVID-19. For COVID-19 related questions and information, call (928) 871-7014.

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