Navajo Nation orders protective masks worn on reservation

The Navajo Nation is ordering all people on the tribe’s reservation to wear masks when out in public to help fight the spread of the coronavirus.

US grants Navajo Nation authority to use unassigned airwaves

Navajo Nation is getting temporary authority to use unassigned airwaves to help the tribe’s emergency response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Arizona coronavirus deaths now at 150 as infections top 4,200

Arizona health officials say eight new deaths have been attributed to the coronavirus outbreak, bringing the statewide death toll to 150 people.

Amid coronavirus outbreak, Navajo Nation extends weekend curfew

The Navajo Nation has extended its weekend lockdowns preventing people from leaving their homes, except in emergencies, on the vast expanse of land that has been harder hit by the coronavirus than any other Native American reservation in the U.S.

Navajo Nation considering more curfews in ongoing efforts to halt spread of COVID-19

Officials with the Navajo Nation say they are looking at curfews similar to a 57-hour weekend curfew that was instituted recently in order to stop the spread of COVID-19 within their territory.

Arizona releases demographic information on coronavirus deaths

Arizona began releasing more detailed demographic information Sunday about the spread of the coronavirus that suggest a heavy toll among the elderly, men and Native Americans.

Weekend curfew in effect for Navajo Nation due to ongoing spread of COVID-19

Residents on the Navajo Nation will have to stay at home this weekend as a result of a 57-hour curfew that is being instituted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

57-hour curfew planned for Navajo Nation as COVID-19 pandemic worsens there
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As more and more people are falling ill to COVID-19 on the Navajo Nation, a weekend curfew has been planned for the community. FOX 10's John Hook speaks with Dr. Matt Sutton, Director of Ambulatory Services at Winslow Indian Health Care Center.

Arizona lowers federal ventilator request as supply dwindles

With little hope of getting the 5,000 ventilators it requested from the dwindling national stockpile, Arizona has revised its request down to fewer than the 500 it expects to need soon to treat coronavirus patients, the state's health director said.

Phoenix area water reservoirs near full after wet winter

Reservoirs have reached near capacity along the Verde and Salt rivers after a wet season caused rain and snow runoff across central Arizona mountains.

Arizona unemployment agency inundated with layoff claims amid COVID-19 pandemic

A tidal wave of unemployment claims triggered by mass coronavirus-related layoffs has inundated Arizona’s unemployment insurance office, triggering telephone and internet filing glitches and processing delays that the agency promised to work through as quickly as possible.

Flagstaff Medical Center coping with rising number of COVID-19 cases in Northern Arizona

One area that has been hit by the COVID-19 pandemic in Arizona is Northern Arizona, with multiple cases and deaths reported in Coconino County and the Navajo Nation.

Coconino National Forest closing some popular hiking trails due to COVID-19 pandemic

Officials with the Coconino National Forest say they are in the process of closing some of their most popular trails in the Sedona area amid the COVID-19 pandemic.