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The Indian Health Service is no longer updating its coronavirus data on a daily basis.

Starting June 7, the data will be posted on a weekly basis, according to a note on ihs.gov/coronavirus. The IHS doesn’t explain the development but it comes as fewer patients are taking COVID-19 tests and fewer tests are returning positive.

According to the latest results, the number of COVID-19 cases grew by less than 1 percent. The number of tests administered also increased by less than 1 percent.

Additionally, 7-day rolling average positivity rates have fallen in recent months, indicating that the coronavirus is largely under control across the IHS system. Only 2.4 percent of tests have been positive over the last week, according to the latest data.

However, two IHS areas (out of 12) are seeing higher COVID-19 rates. They follow:

The data, however, is incomplete. While 100 percent of facilities run directly by the IHS are reporting data, only 33 percent of tribally managed facilities and 44 percent of urban Indian organizations are doing the same, the agency has told Indianz.Com.

COVID-19 Cases by IHS Area

Data are reported from IHS, tribal, and urban Indian organization facilities, though reporting by tribal and urban programs is voluntary. Data reflect cases reported to the IHS through 11:59 pm on June 5, 2021.

 
IHS Area
 
 
Tested
 
 
Positive
 
 
Negative
 
Cumulative
percent
positive *
7-day rolling
average
positivity *
Alaska 620,784 12,164 529,743 2.2% 0.7%
Albuquerque 97,329 8,271 68,139 10.8% 1.4%
Bemidji 173,654 11,929 158,407 7.0% 2.8%
Billings 102,066 7,486 91,305 7.6% 4.6%
California 86,507 8,262 74,784 9.9% 6.3%
Great Plains 148,069 14,408 133,150 9.8% 0.7%
Nashville 81,684 6,354 74,469 7.9% 3.9%
Navajo 262,872 32,307 182,988 15.0% 2.9%
Oklahoma City 517,943 61,232 451,867 11.9% 2.3%
Phoenix 187,164 24,321 162,259 13.0% 4.8%
Portland 126,380 8,356 117,621 6.6% 5.9%
Tucson 27,722 2,799 24,769 10.2% 1.2%
TOTAL 2,432,174 197,889 2,069,501 8.7% 2.4%

COVID-19 Testing Data will be updated weekly beginning on Monday, June 7, 2021.

Source: Indian Health Service (https://www.ihs.gov/coronavirus)

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