Third member of Navajo Nation tests positive for coronavirus, public health emergency order issued

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Third member of the Navajo Nation tests positive for COVID-19 coronavirus, Public Health Emergency Order issued

Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer were informed on Wednesday evening by the Navajo Department of Health that a third member of the Navajo Nation tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus. The third individual is a 62-year-old male from the same region as the first two confirmed cases within the Kayenta IHS Service Area.

The third individual reported his symptoms to the Kayenta Health Center and was transported to a hospital in Phoenix where he remains as of Wednesday. Health and emergency officials are taking the proper precautions to screen and isolate the person’s family members. Officials are in the process of determining the extent of the relation of the cases.

Second member of the Navajo Nation tests positive for COVID-19 coronavirus

Second member of the Navajo Nation tests positive for COVID-19 coronavirus

Navajo Nation press statement

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Update on Thursday: The third member of Navajo Nation tests positive for coronavirus
Update: On March 21, the Navajo Nation issued a Stay at Home Order, after 14 cases tested positive on the Navajo Nation.

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer were informed by the Navajo Department of Health on late Tuesday afternoon of a second member of the Navajo Nation who tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus. The second individual is a middle-age male from the same region as the first person who tested positive within the Kayenta IHS Service Area.

The second individual also had recent travel history and reported their symptoms to the Kayenta Health Center and was taken to a hospital off the Nation for testing. Health and emergency officials are taking the proper precautions to screen and isolate the person’s family members. Officials are in the process of determining the extent of the relation of the two cases.

Member of the Navajo Nation tests positive for COVID-19 coronavirus

Member of the Navajo Nation tests positive for COVID-19 coronavirus

Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer

March 17, 2020

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Update Thursday: Three cases of coronavirus on Navajo Nation, health emergency

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – On Tuesday, Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer were informed by the Navajo Department of Health that a 46-year-old member of the Navajo Nation with recent travel history tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus, which is the first confirmed case involving a member of the Navajo Nation.

The Arizona Department of Health confirmed the positive test result from an individual from the community of Chilchinbeto, Ariz., who first reported their symptoms to the Kayenta Health Center in Kayenta, Ariz. The individual was taken to a hospital in Phoenix, Ariz. where the test was conducted. Health and emergency officials are taking the proper precautions to screen and isolate the person’s family members.

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