Tribal members in Oklahoma are testing positive for COVID-19 more than other Native Americans across the country.
Muscogee Nation Health Secretary Shawn Terry said COVID cases in his tribe are getting worse by the day. Our positive rates today are in the upper teens probably somewhere around 16 -17% positivity rates, which is a lot higher than what we would like to see it, said Terry.
According the Indian Health Service, tribal members in the Oklahoma, Kansas area have the highest positivity rate in the county - at nearly 13%. We ve had a very similar increase as the state, explained IHS director Travis Watts.