With 1.6 percent of the reservation population known to be infected with COVID-19, the Navajo Nation government has the daunting task of figuring out how to quickly and effectively spend $600 million in federal COVID relief funding that arrived Wednesday.
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In December, LaFrance-Chachere found great success with the opening of the first Native American-owned beauty studio in downtown Gallup. But since the coronavirus has swept through the Navajo Nation and McKinley County, where Gallup is considered a hot zone, this storefront has also been closed down temporarily.
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So far 20 Navajo police employees have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, and another seven are in quarantine awaiting results. The Chinle station and the information management system had to close down completely because of COVID-19 among the staff. On the plus side, 218 employees have tested negative.
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The wait is finally over. The U.S. Treasury announced Tuesday that a portion of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act would be distributed and the Navajo Nation will receive over $600 million from the $8 billion.
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Approximately 7% of the Navajo Nation population has been tested, compared to the U.S., which has tested approximately 2% of its population. This may help explain the Navajo Nation’s relatively high rate of COVID-19.
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