Coronavirus cases and deaths are on the rise in Arizona. State health officials Tuesday reported more than 3,400 new COVID-19 cases, the most in one day since late July.
The state’s rolling average for coronavirus-related deaths has quadrupled in two weeks. With 28 additional deaths reported Tuesday health officials say that brings the state’s known total number of known positive cases to more than 263,000 cases, with at least 6,192 deaths.
Navajo Nation Health officials report 124 additional coronavirus cases and two additional deaths from the virus Sunday, with 70 new cases and one death Monday. In all, the tribe has reported more than 12,000 known cases and 594 deaths since the pandemic began. Officials continues to impose weekend lockdowns amid a spike of cases in 29 communities on the Navajo Nation.
Meanwhile, Hopi leaders have implemented an executive stay-at-home order for all residents of the Hopi reservation due to an upward trend in coronavirus cases. Residents living on Hopi land are required to stay in their respective place of residence, unless they are essential workers or there is an emergency. Over the last fourteen days, tribal officials say two dozen cases were reported on the Hopi reservation. Non-essential businesses have been mandated to close, and restaurants are limited to takeout. The trend follows a statewide and even nationwide trend of rising COVID-19 cases.
