GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — The son of a Wyoming state representative who opposed COVID-19 public restrictions says his father was positive for the coronavirus when he died. 

The Gillette News Record reports Roy Edwards, 66, died Nov. 2 at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper after being hospitalized for more than a week with an undisclosed illness.

 Mitch Edwards says his father was initially told he had a sinus inflammation and did not need to be tested for COVID-19.

 Edwards continued to oppose public restrictions resulting from the pandemic during his recent campaign to retain his House seat. 

GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — The son of a Wyoming state representative who opposed COVID-19 public restrictions says his father was positive for the coronavirus when he died. The Gillette News Record reports Roy Edwards, 66, died Nov. 2 at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper after being hospitalized for more than a week with an undisclosed illness. Mitch Edwards says his father was initially told he had a sinus inflammation and did not need to be tested for COVID-19. Edwards continued to oppose public restrictions resulting from the pandemic during his recent campaign to retain his House seat. He was reelected the day after he died.

Wyoming state lawmaker had COVID-19 when he died, son says