![The governor of South Dakota is demanding that Native American tribes remove checkpoints on US and state highways leading to their reservations. The image above shows a checkpoint manned by members of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/05/09/23/28206076-8304061-image-a-2_1589062038710.jpg)
![The tribes said they are worried that a coronavirus outbreak on their reservations would overwhelm their fragile health care systems](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/05/09/23/28206074-8304061-image-a-3_1589062047611.jpg)
![South Dakota is home to nine federally recognized tribal nations with sovereign rights over their land](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/05/09/23/28206078-8304061-image-m-5_1589062059481.jpg)
![Governor Kristi Noem, a Republican, has so far resisted imposing lockdown orders statewide as the number of COVID-19 cases continue to climb in South Dakota](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/05/09/23/28207030-8304061-image-a-15_1589062151851.jpg)
![The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe released a statement accusing Noem of 'interfering in our efforts to do what science and facts dictate' and making 'ignorant statements'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/05/09/23/28207034-8304061-image-a-16_1589062155264.jpg)
![The above image shows a Smithfield Foods pork plant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on April 16. The plant, which was shuttered for three weeks after hundreds of employees became infected with COVID-19, reopened this week, though more COVID-19 cases have been reported](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/05/09/23/28206080-8304061-image-a-17_1589062164215.jpg)
State health officials said that 232 of the 249 new cases reported on Saturday were in Minnehaha County. A total of 203 of the confirmed cases from Friday were reported in Minnehaha County, which contains most of Sioux Falls.
State health officials said that 232 of the 249 new cases reported on Saturday were in Minnehaha County. A total of 203 of the confirmed cases from Friday were reported in Minnehaha County, which contains most of Sioux Falls.