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Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez said the "Stay home, stay safe" message from the tribal government guarantees that businesses in the nation have the "the safest environment" compared to those outside its tribal lands during the pandemic.

Arizona reports 1,965 new COVID-19 cases, 24 deaths

Number of new cases is most reported in a single day since March

This illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV).

COVID-19 top cause of death in Sonora in 2020

Virus was the cause of more than 6,000 deaths in the state

A teacher and students all wear masks while in the classroom at the International School of Tucson. February 2021.

Study: Arizona didn't see exodus of teachers during pandemic

Fewer teachers in district schools, more at charter and online schools

A Centers for Disease Control image of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Mayor says masks will be required in Tucson city buildings

Romero cites new guidance from CDC amid growing caseload

ADHS Director Cara Christ speaking at an online press conference Friday, Jan. 8, 2021.

Top Arizona health official stepping down

Dr. Cara Christ, public face of state's pandemic response, leaving Dept. of Health Services

A sign outside of the University of Arizona bookstore reminds visitors that masks are required to enter.

Health officials urge vaccinated in some areas to mask up again

New CDC guidelines apply to Pima County, most of Arizona

Member of the Navajo Nation retrieving clean, drinking water at the local well during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Newly introduced bill aims to increase access to clean water in tribal lands

If passed, the bill could provide billions across a variety of federal programs to improve water infrastructure and operation.

This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S.

Arizona reports 1,441 more COVID-19 cases, no new deaths

8th day in a row of more than 1,000 cases

Tall grass grows in a field in the White Mountains of Arizona.

White Mountain Apache Tribe to reinstate 10 p.m. curfew

After 12 new cases in 24 hours, the tribe will move to Phase 3 restrictions. It also canceled its upcoming fair and rodeo.

A mobile health clinic operated by the UA Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. September 2018.

UA mobile health clinic bringing COVID vaccines to rural counties

It includes overseeing cross-border vaccination events offered at some of Arizona's ports of entry.

A bundle of syringes at a COVID-19 vaccination site at Tucson Medical Center. January 2021.

Banner to require COVID-19 vaccines for staff

The health care system is giving employees about three months to get vaccinated.

Arizona offering return-to-work bonus

People who are back in the workforce are eligible for up to $2,000.

Arizona again reporting over 1,000 new COVID-19 cases

Cases have been over 1,000 for four of the last five days

Sign in the Pascua Yaqui Tribe's lands urging tribal members to wear a mask during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pascua Yaqui Tribe to launch vaccination incentive program

The tribe is offering $100 to members living in Arizona who are fully-vaccinated.

A migrant receives a serving of breakfast at the Kino Border Initiative in Nogales, Sonora. The faith-based shelter offers food, showers and other services, and also partners with legal aid groups to offer case assistance.

Migrants in Nogales seek entry through exemption as pandemic-era restrictions drag on

A DHS program allows a few hundred people a day to gain entry through humanitarian exemption, but questions remain.

Arizona reports 980 new COVID-19 cases after 4 days of more than 1,000

State health officials had reported 1,945 new cases on Wednesday, 1,014 on Thursday, 1,251 on Friday and 1,152 on Saturday

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