COVID-19 pandemic in the Navajo Nation
On March 17, 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic was reported to have reached the Navajo Nation. The virus then spread rapidly through the Navajo Nation to the point that the Navajo, in 2020, had a higher per capita rate of infection than any state of the United States. The population according to the 2010 United States census was 173,667. As of September 13, 2022, the number of confirmed cases was 31,571 with 1,893 deaths.
Arizona National Guard members deliver food and supplies for Navajo Nation residents at a local food bank in Black Mesa, Arizona on April 17
Personnel from the National Disaster Medical System and the Public Health Service instruct Arizona National Guard service members at a COVID-19 care facility in Chinle, Arizona on May 7
National Guard directing check-in at a covid testing site in Tonalea, Arizona on May 19
A sign at Four Corners Monument in 2021 advises visitors to wear a mask
Jonathan Nez is a Navajo politician who served as the 9th President of the Navajo Nation from 2019 to 2023. He previously served as Vice President and as a Navajo Nation Council delegate.
Jonathan Nez
Vice President Nez with fitness expert Jake Steinfeld during a 2016 award ceremony
