Phoenix, June 22 (RHC)-- In the United States, the Navajo Nation has reinstated a lockdown due to a recent surge in COVID cases in Arizona.  At least 322 Navajos have already died from COVID — a toll higher than 16 states.

In other news from Arizona, a county sheriff who refused to enforce the state’s stay-at-home restrictions has now tested positive for coronavirus.  Sheriff Mark Lamb of Pinal County tested positive just before he was scheduled to travel to Washington to attend a ceremony for President Trump’s new policing executive order.

With the U.S. coronavirus death toll topping 118,000, California has ordered residents to wear masks outside.  California Governor Gavin Newsom issued the order after California reported a record 4,000 new COVID cases.

In Florida, 75% of the state’s ICU beds are now occupied.  On Thursday, Florida reported 3,207 coronavirus cases, shattering the previous one-day high.