COVID-19 pandemic in the Navajo Nation

COVID-19 pandemic on the Navajo Nation
COVID-19 pandemic on the Navajo Nation
Disease	COVID-19
Virus strain	SARS-CoV-2
Location	Navajo Nation, United States
Index case	Chilchinbito, Arizona
Arrival date	March 17, 2020
Confirmed cases	31,571 (as of August 6, 2021)
Recovered	29,969 (as of August 6, 2021)
Deaths	1,377 (as of August 6, 2021)

On March 17, 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic was reported to have reached the Navajo Nation.^[3] The virus then spread rapidly through the Navajo Nation^[4]^[5] to the point that the Navajo, in 2020, had a higher per capita rate of infection than any state of the United States.^[6] The population according to the 2010 United States census was 173,667. As of September 13, 2022^[update], the number of confirmed cases was 31,571 with 1,893 deaths.^[2]^[1]

A June 2020 report concluded that the high rate of COVID-19 infection on the Navajo Nation is influenced by a multitude of underlying issues prevalent on the reservation, such as lack of access to quality healthcare, poverty, and community behavior.^[7]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Navajo Nation surpasses 1,000 COVID-19 deaths, AP thru The Arizona Republic, January 28, 2021
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Dikos Ntsaaígíí-19 (COVID-19)". ndoh.navajo-nsn.gov. Archived from the original on June 19, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
^ Becenti, Arlyssa (March 17, 2020). "First Diné tests positive for coronavirus". Navajo Times. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
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^ Kakol, Monika; Upson, Dona; Sood, Akshay (June 1, 2020). "Susceptibility of Southwestern American Indian Tribes to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID‐19)". The Journal of Rural Health. 37 (1): 197–199. doi:10.1111/jrh.12451. ISSN 0890-765X. PMC 7264672. PMID 32304251.

[Jan21-1] Navajo Nation surpasses 1,000 COVID-19 deaths, AP thru The Arizona Republic, January 28, 2021

[ndoh-2] "Dikos Ntsaaígíí-19 (COVID-19)". ndoh.navajo-nsn.gov. Archived from the original on June 19, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2020.

[:2-3] Becenti, Arlyssa (March 17, 2020). "First Diné tests positive for coronavirus". Navajo Times. Retrieved May 28, 2020.

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[7] Kakol, Monika; Upson, Dona; Sood, Akshay (June 1, 2020). "Susceptibility of Southwestern American Indian Tribes to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID‐19)". The Journal of Rural Health. 37 (1): 197–199. doi:10.1111/jrh.12451. ISSN 0890-765X. PMC 7264672. PMID 32304251.

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