Author: Arlyssa Becenti

Six more deaths were confirmed Tuesday, bringing the total since the start of the pandemic to 79, which includes 48 males, 31 females, with an average age of 66 years old.

McKinley County, New Mexico, continued to be the hot spot with 641 cases on the Navajo Nation.

This constitutes 166 new cases, up slightly from the previous day. McKinley County continues to be a hot spot, causing the governor of New Mexico to seal off the city of Gallup for the weekend to discourage shoppers from spreading the virus.

There are now a total of 2,141 cases of COVID-19 on the Navajo Nation and 71 deaths due to the virus as of Thursday.

To continue to try to mitigate the COVID-19 spread on the Navajo Nation the Division of Economic Development will have its first-of-the-month elderly hours Friday.  JT Willie, Division of Economic Development Director, said all Bashas’ Supermarkets throughout Navajo will allow only shoppers over 60 from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. on May 1.