WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Wednesday reported 34 new COVID-19 cases, but no additional deaths for the fourth consecutive day.
The latest numbers released by tribal health officials pushed the total number of coronavirus cases to 31,486 since the pandemic began more than a year ago.
The known death toll remains at 1,377.
The Navajo Nation reservation is the country’s largest at 27,000 square miles and it covers parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.
“The data and reports from across the country indicate that the majority of new infections and deaths related to COVID-19 involve people who are not vaccinated,” tribal President Jonathan Nez said in a statement Wednesday. “You can still contract COVID-19 even after being fully vaccinated, but the vaccines are highly effective in pushing back on the symptoms and chances of death.”
