Navajo Nation

Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez, Vice President Myron Lizer and others are under self-quarantine from the coronavirus. President Nez said on a Facebook town hall Thursday that he, Lizer and others were meeting with officials from FEMA, the Army Corps of Engineers and others on Tuesday, when they came close to a first-responder who testedFull Story

The Navajo Nation has reached 558 positive cases of COVID-19, which is up 70 from Wednesday. Health officials say there are two more reported deaths, which raises the total to 22. Of the positive cases, 222 are in Navajo County, 124 in Coconino County and 59 in Apache County. There have been 2,381 negative tests.Full Story

The COVID-19 curve continues to climb on the Navajo Nation. Tribal health officials say there were 62 new positive cases of coronavirus since Tuesday. The total number of positive cases is 488 with 20 deaths, which is up from 17. Of the positive cases, 186 are in Navajo County, 116 in Coconino County and 50Full Story

It was a wild early Wednesday morning on the Navajo Nation after two men stole a Navajo Police Department vehicle in Whippoorwill. An officer was responding to a call at milepost 28 on Navajo Route 4 at around 3:52 a.m. In response to the call, two men, 18-year-old Jessie Nez from Whippoorwill and 20-year-old HaroldFull Story

There are 42 more positive cases and two more deaths since Monday in connection with COVID-19 on the Navajo Nation. Health officials say there are now 426 cases of coronavirus on the reservation with 17 deaths. Of the positive cases, 164 are in Navajo County, 102 in Coconino County and 44 in Apache County. ThereFull Story

Thirty new positive cases of COVID-19 has brought the total to 384 on the Navajo Nation. Health officials say there has been another death, bringing the total to 15. The total negative tests is now 2,134. Of the 384 positive cases, 156 are in Navajo County, 102 in Coconino County and 37 in Apache County.Full Story

The Navajo Nation has implemented a reservation-wide, 57-hour weekend curfew to begin this weekend due to the community spread of the coronavirus. Health officials say the intent and purpose of the emergency order is to further restrict movement of people on the Navajo Nation between 8 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Monday. Officials say failureFull Story

There has been another death on the Navajo Nation from COVID-19. Tribal health officials say the death now brings the total to 14 from coronavirus. The majority of those who have died from the virus have been people older than 60-years-old. There was also 33 more positive cases of COVID-19 Sunday, bringing the total toFull Story

There are 51 more positive cases of COVID-19 on the Navajo Nation Saturday. Health officials say there are now 321 positive cases of coronavirus on the reservation. There are now 13 deaths associated with COVID-19. Of the positive cases, 137 are in Navajo County, 90 in Coconino County and 31 in Apache County. Other positiveFull Story

Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez is getting tougher with members and businesses not adhering to the curfew and the “shelter in place” order. Navajo Police chief Phillip Francisco says police will start giving out citations for those not compliant with the orders. He says people be cited for violating “the shelter in place order, theFull Story