CASPER, Wyo. (Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune) — The deaths of four Northern Arapaho tribal members has raised Wyoming’s total number of people killed by the coronavirus to six.
Northern Arapaho Business Council Chairman Lee Spoonhunter tells the Casper Star-Tribune that three of the four tribe members were from the same family.
Two more people have died from COVID-19 over the last several weeks.
The Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes sharing Wyoming's Wind River Reservation have imposed stay-at-home orders to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
Tribal leaders say many members are more susceptible to the virus because they live in crowded homes or have preexisting health problems.