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| Above, inside a Navajo hogan in Monument Valley. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
The Navajo Nation is cautiously optimistic that they may have turned the corner as the number of new coronavirus cases decline.
According to Fronteras Desk:
The number of COVID-19 cases reported on the Navajo Nation soared throughout July and August, but the outbreak on the reservation now appears to be slowing.
Two weeks ago, the reservation was averaging 49 new infections per day. Now the average is 39 cases per day. But the Navajo Nation still reports uncontrolled spread in dozens of communities on the reservation.
"It’s not time to celebrate," Navajo president Jonathan Nez said in a town hall video Tuesday. "Continue to do what we’ve been doing for the past few weeks."
The reservation still has a mask requirement, many business restrictions, and limits on in-person gatherings. Nez said those precautions are helping.
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