Navajo officials confident about reopening amid spread of delta variant in U.S.
July 20, 2021
Masks are imperative to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and its variants, Navajo public health officials say. (Photo by grandriver/Getty Images)
PHOENIX – Cases of the delta variant are rising quickly in the U.S., but Navajo officials say they made the right decision earlier this month to reopen parts of the nation at 50% capacity.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now estimates the fast-spreading delta variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is responsible for more than 83% of cases in the U.S, a sharp uptick from the 50% reported the first week of July.