PINE RIDGE, S.D. – The Oglala Sioux Tribe is asking all tribal members on the Pine Ridge Reservation to shelter in place following a spike in COVID-19 cases.
The initial stay-at-home order issued earlier this week by Oglala Vice President Alicia Mousseau was approved Wednesday by the tribal council on a 14-4 vote.
The order will remain in place until the tribal council rescinds it. The order allows only essential business to operate and only at 25% capacity. It includes a mask mandate and limits gatherings to no more than 10 people. Tribal health officials say there have been 58 new cases of COVID-19 over a two-week period. There are 64 active cases on the reservation.
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