Navajo Nation, the largest Native American territory in the U.S., has the highest per capita infection rate in the country, surpassing that of New York, the worst-hit state.
Cases of the novel coronavirus among Native Americans have been growing faster than some of the worst-hit states in the country. Nearly 8,000 cases have been reported but the actual number of infections is likely to be higher, with less than three percent of the total Native American population tested for the virus.
There have been 7,753 confirmed cases reported among Native American communities covered by the Indian Health Service ."Reporting by tribal and urban programs is voluntary," the IHS notes—therefore many cases may have been unreported.But only around 84,913 of Native Americans have been tested, according to the latest report Wednesday from the IHS, tribal, and urban Indian organization facilities.
Native Americans also have a greater chance of having diabetes than any other racial group in the U.S., according to the CDC. "This is a war against the monster that is COVID-19. And we're fighting daily to keep that monster out of our houses, out of communities and out of our nation. Critical patients remain at hospitals, while those in need of less medical attention are sent to an ACS. Those who are suffering extremely critical conditions are flown out to larger hospitals in the region.
"There are only a handful of Navajo doctors working in Navajo Nation, less than 10. Here you don't get paid a lot, so the ones that are working are doing it just to give back to their people. There's quite a good number of nurses, because we do have a good nursing program at Northern Arizona University.
With reportedly only 13 supermarkets available in the whole of the Navajo Nation, a lack of food and access to healthier options coupled with unhealthy eating habits among citizens has made the territory extra vulnerable amid the pandemic."We live in a food desert, which is a contributing factor to all these health problems among the population.
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