Navajo Nation health officials on Tuesday reported 79 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and one additional death.
The latest figures bring the total number of known cases to 12,720 with 595 known deaths. Tribal health officials say 133,733 people have been tested for COVID-19 since the pandemic started and 7,802 have recovered. The Navajo Nation Department of Health previously issued a health advisory warning to residents about the uncontrolled spread of the coronavirus that has affected 29 communities throughout the reservation, which spans more than 27,000 square miles (70,000 square kilometers) in parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.
