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| Bitahnii Wilson, Dineh volunteer, delivers water and firewood to those in need, sick, and elderly, and to nearby Hopi neighbors. Photo courtesy Bitahnii Wilson. |
COVID's rapid spread continues across Indian country, with seven deaths in Navajo Nation
Brenda Norrell
Censored News
Sept. 5, 2022
The coronavirus continues to spread at a high rate in much of Indian Country, according to the CDC. The rapid spread continues in about half of Montana and Oklahoma, in Apache County, where Window Rock, Arizona, the capital of the Navajo Nation, and nearby McKinley Country, where the border town of Gallup, N.M., is located.
The high rate of spread continues in the area of Pine Ridge in South Dakota. The widest area of spread is throughout the entire southeastern United States.
The Navajo Nation said seven Dineh died this past week from COVID-19. On Friday, there were 141 new cases. The Navajo Nation said that 51 Navajo communities have an uncontrolled spread of the virus. At the same time, the first case of monkeypox was reported by the Navajo Nation in McKinley County, New Mexico.





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