TAHLEQUAH â In the April 29 Health Sub-Committee meeting, Public Health officials told Tribal Councilors that the Cherokee Nationâs efforts to mitigate COVID-19 in its reservation is working.
Dr. David Gahn, Public Health medical director, gave a presentation showing where the state of Oklahoma and CN are at in slowing the virusâs spread using vaccines and other efforts.
âIn Oklahoma, you can see how the curve has flattened. Weâre hanging around 240 to 250 cases per day. And thatâs been steady for a while,â Gahn said. âSo Cherokee Nation, our average right now is five cases per day. Itâs gone up in the last couple of days, not significant. We were down between two and four for many weeks and just this week it went up a little bit. Every one of these cases is being investigated and contact tracing is being done.â
FORT GIBSON â Cherokee Nation leaders on April 23 joined county commissioners from Muskogee and Cherokee counties to cut the ribbon on a $6.3 million road and bridge project near Fort Gibson.Â
Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., Deputy Chief Bryan Warner, Secretary of State Tina Glory-Jordan, Chief of Staff Todd Enlow, as well as Tribal Councilors Dr. Mike Dobbins and Rex Jordan met with Muskogee County Commissioner Ken Doke and Cherokee County Commissioner Chris Jenkins to celebrate the projectâs completion.Â
âThis project is another example of how vital community partnerships are for Cherokee citizens. Iâm proud the Cherokee Nation is continuing to play a role in projects like this, which will improve the quality of life for residents and visitors to this area of the Cherokee Nation,â Hoskin said. âWorking with our partners in local county and municipal governments shows how we can improve life for Cherokee citizens and our non-Native neighbors w
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