Navajo Nation sees one coronavirus death, 37 new cases

The Navajo Nation on Sunday reported 37 new coronavirus cases along with one death, The Associated Press reported. 

The Navajo Nation had reported 129 new COVID-19 cases and three coronavirus-related deaths in the two days prior, according to the AP. 

This comes as the tribe health department said on Thursday that they will re-enter the “Orange Status,” issuing three new health emergencies for businesses and schools and reworking their in-person gathering limits. 

The U.S. is seeing a surge of new COVID-19 infections, with the highly contagious delta variant leading the charge and hitting those who are unvaccinated the hardest. 

Navajo Nation sent out a warning last week to their nineteen communities of a health advisory due to the rapid spread of the virus. 

Since the beginning of the pandemic, Navajo Nation has reported a total of 31,920 COVID cases along with 1,390 related deaths, the AP noted.