The Navajo Nation
Office of the President and Vice President
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 18, 2021
30 new cases and two more deaths related to COVID-19 reported for Saturday and Sunday combined
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – On Sunday, the Navajo Department of Health, in coordination with the Navajo Epidemiology Center and the Navajo Area Indian Health Service, reported 17 new COVID-19 positive cases for Saturday and 13 for Sunday and two more deaths reported on Saturday. The total number of deaths is now 1,366. A full report will be available on Monday.
On Sunday, the state of Arizona reported 980 new cases Utah and New Mexico will report weekend case numbers on Monday.
“The Delta variant is the most dominant strain of COVID-19 across the country. We have several Delta variant cases confirmed on the Navajo Nation as well, so we all need to continue to be very careful and to wear a mask in public. We’ve done a great job in vaccinating our people, but we need to do more to get even more people fully vaccinated. We are in this together, so please take precautions to keep yourselves and others safe from COVID-19,” said Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez.
Health care facilities across the Navajo Nation continue to administer COVID-19 vaccines during drive-thru events or by appointment. If you would like to receive the vaccine, please contact your health care provider for more information for your Service Unit.
“We are on track to reach community immunity, but we still have people who haven’t been vaccinated yet. Our health care workers and first responders continue to make sacrifices and to work around the clock to save lives. So, please help them by continuing to take safety measures to protect against COVID-19 and the variants. Keep praying and be safe,” said Vice President Myron Lizer.
For more information, including helpful prevention tips, and resources to help stop the spread of COVID-19, visit the NavajoDepartment 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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