The Cherokee Nation Health Committee met Tuesday, Aug. 8 to discuss how the tribe’s health system is dealing with an uptick in COVID-19 activity, a new development in community surveillance,
Leaders from the Cherokee Nation’s health system touched on the current state of COVID-19 and the national baby formula shortage during the Tribal Council’s monthly Health Committee meeting.
COVID-19 cases within the Cherokee Nation’s health system and across the reservation have dropped dramatically, according to the tribe’s public health medical director.
A surge in COVID-19 cases likely linked to the omicron variant broke records within the Cherokee Nation health system during the first week of January.