Navajo Nation report 12 new coronavirus cases, no deaths

Navajo Nation health officials report 12 new confirmed cases of coronavirus but no additional deaths. The Navajo Department of Health said Sunday the number of known COVID-19-related deaths remains at 548 since the pandemic began. The total number of confirmed cases is now 10,119 on the vast reservation that covers parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.

Tribal health officials say 102,195 people have been tested for the coronavirus and 7,232 have recovered. The number of infections is thought to be far higher because many people have not been tested, and studies suggest people can be infected with the virus without feeling sick.

The Navajo Nation enforced another 32-hour partial weekend lockdown, which ‪‪began at 9 p.m. Saturday and ended at 5 a.m. Monday, to help control and prevent the spread of COVID-19. For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks.

But for some — especially older adults and people with existing health problems — it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia, and death.