WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) - Navajo Nation health officials report 43 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 with one additional death.
The latest numbers released Saturday night bring the total number of cases to 10,675 with the death toll at 565.
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez said he is concerned about 85 news COVID-19 cases over the last two days on the vast reservation that covers parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.
In a statement, Nez said the resurgence in new coronavirus cases “very troubling and could very well lead to widespread infections as we saw back in April and May.”
A shelter-in-place order, mask mandate, daily curfews and weekend lockdowns remain in effect on the Navajo Nation.
Tribal health officials said 112,261 people on the reservation have been tested for COVID-19 since the pandemic started and 7,335 have recovered.
Most people experience mild or moderate symptoms with the coronavirus, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks.
But for some - especially older adults and people with existing health problems - it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia and death.
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