Navajo Nation reports 70 new coronavirus cases

On Sunday, Navajo Nation announced 70 new positive cases of coronavirus since Friday, bringing the total number of positive tests to 1,197.

According to a press release to ABC4 News, the Navajo Department of Health and Navajo Area Indian Health Service also reported 4,075 total negative test results as of Saturday.

Deaths, meanwhile, held steady from Friday, at 44 confirmed deaths.

According to the release, those patients had an average age of 66-years-old.

The number of Navajo Nation cases in Utah’s San Juan County also held steady at 14.