COVID-19 in Indian Country
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer commend the U.S. Senate’s approval of S. 886, the Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act.

The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data, showing 11,732 COVID-19 positive cases as of June 2, 2020.

A project manager employed by a major retailer was charged for allegedly filing fraudulent bank loan applications seeking more than $8 million in forgivable loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.

A new plan to reauthorize national surface transportation funding and infrastructure investment includes several key measures to benefit Indian Country.

The Pueblo of Laguna has a total of six COVID-19 positive cases on the reservation in New Mexico.

The Yurok Tribal Council recently authorized the distribution of $2 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) funding to help the many Yurok business owners and entrepreneurs that have experienced devastating losses due to the global COVID-19 crisis.

The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation has reached 5,661 as of June 3, 2020. More than 2,000 people have recovered from the coronavirus on the largest reservation in the United States.