The Navajo Nation 

Office of the President and Vice President

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 8, 2021

39 new cases, 35,314 recoveries, and no recent deaths related to COVID-19, 56 communities identified with uncontrolled spread

WINDOW ROCK, Arizona – On Monday, the Navajo Department of Health, in coordination with the Navajo Epidemiology Center and the Navajo Area Indian Health Service, reported 39 new COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation and no recent deaths. The total number of deaths is 1,498. The report indicates that 35,314 individuals have recovered from COVID-19. 370,209 COVID-19 tests have been administered. The overall total number of positive COVID-19 cases is now 37,455, including four delayed reported cases.

Navajo Nation COVID-19 positive cases by Service Unit:

• Chinle Service Unit: 6,601
• Crownpoint Service Unit: 3,604
• Ft. Defiance Service Unit: 4,547
• Gallup Service Unit: 6,072
• Kayenta Service Unit: 3,208
• Shiprock Service Unit: 6,599
• Tuba City Service Unit: 4,557
• Winslow Service Unit: 2,247

* 20 residences with COVID-19 positive cases are not specific enough to place them accurately in a Service Unit.

On Monday, the state of Arizona reported 2,657 new cases. Utah reported 3,972 cases and New Mexico reported 3,370 new cases, which also includes weekend case numbers. Based on cases from Oct. 22 to Nov. 4, 2021, the Navajo Department of Health issued a Health Advisory Notice for the following 56 communities due to uncontrolled spread of COVID-19:

“COVID-19 vaccines for individuals five years and older are widely available at health care facilities across the Navajo Nation. We appreciate all of the hard work of our health care facilities to coordinate and distribute the vaccines as quickly as possible. This week, the Navajo Department of Health has identified 56 communities as having uncontrolled spread of COVID-19. We have to be very careful, take precautions, wear masks in public, get fully vaccinated, and limit traveling off the Navajo Nation. We all have to do our part to push back on COVID-19,” said Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez.

Health care facilities across the Navajo Nation continue to administer COVID-19 vaccines. If you would like to receive one of the COVID-19 vaccines, please contact your health care provider and schedule an appointment.

“As the we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, it’s crucial that our Navajo people continue to support one another and help to inform your loved ones about the importance of taking precautions and limiting in-person gatherings. Far too many of our people have contracted COVID-19 because of in-person gatherings where people let their guard down around family members. Please continue to be very careful and pray for our people and our frontline workers,” 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.