“About 18% of COVID-19 deaths in Arizona have been Indigenous people, where they account for 4.5% of the population. We now know COVID-19 cases and deaths within the Indigenous nations have soared, and are among the worst hot spots in the US. Currently there are well over 7,000 positive cases on the Navajo Nation — which covers portions of Arizona, Utah and New Mexico — where per capita infections quickly surpassed New York and New Jersey in May.”

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