COVID-19 in Indian Country
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation has reached 5,730 as of June 4, 2020. More than 2,100 people have recovered from the coronavirus on the largest reservation in the United States.

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.

The state of New Mexico awarded the Pueblo of Cochiti nearly $2.9 million in emergency funding to bring high-speed Internet to the pueblo to promote social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data, showing 11,475 COVID-19 positive cases as of June 1, 2020.

Extensive new safety precautions will be in place when Desert Diamond Casinos & Entertainment welcomes guests back to all four of its properties on June 5, 2020

The Northern Arapaho Business Council is pleased to announce the receipt of critical federal dollars to modernize critical water infrastructure and help combat the spread of COVID-19 on the Wind River Reservation.

Please join the Navajo Nation on June 3, 2020, for another online town hall hosted by President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer.

The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation has reached 5,533 as of June 2, 2020. Nearly 2,000 people have recovered from the coronavirus on the largest reservation in the United States.

The Trump administration will be delaying payments from the second round of the $8 billion coronavirus relief fund that was promised to tribes more than two months ago.

The Indian Health Service is forming a Critical Care Response Team of expert physicians, registered nurses, and other healthcare professionals on an as needed basis to provide urgent lifesaving medical care to COVID-19 patients admitted to IHS or tribal hospitals.

The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus testing data, showing 11,220 COVID-19 positive cases as of May 31, 2020.

On Monday, June 1, 2020, at 12 p.m., Pechanga Resort Casino, located just outside of Temecula, California, reopened to the public.

The Winnebago Reservation now has had a total of forty positive cases of COVID-19. Of those forty, eight individuals have recovered.

The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation has reached 5,479 as of June 1, 2020. More than 1,900 have recovered from the coronavirus on the largest reservation in the United States.