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ihscovid19 Indian Health Service COVID-19 Data

Indian Health Service COVID-19 Data

ihscovid19The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus data, showing results through June 12, 2022.

According to the data, 474,027 tests have returned positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.

Altogether, 4,449,266 coronavirus tests have been administered within the IHS, the results show.

Since mid-October of 2020, the IHS has been providing additional information about the spread of the coronavirus within the system. The cumulative percent positive column shows the historical COVID-19 infection rate, meaning the number of tests that have returned positive since the onset of the pandemic.

Based on the cumulative percent positive, the highest rates have been seen in five of 12 IHS areas. Two of them include the state of Arizona, indicating a disproportionate toll of COVID-19 in the state:

On January 19, the Oklahoma City Area overtook the Phoenix Area as the region with the second highest percentage of cumulative percent positive tests. But the two regions still have nearly the same cumulative positivity rate as of June 12.

The 7-day rolling average positivity column offers a more contemporary look at the impact of the coronavirus. The data shows where COVID-19 cases have been increasing recently in the 12 areas of the IHS.

Overall, 11.3 percent of IHS tests have been positive since the onset of the pandemic, the data shows. Meanwhile, the 7-day positivity rate has been steadily rising in the last couple of weeks. It has grown to 14.6 percent, one of the highest rates seen since the 2021 Christmas holiday season.

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.

Beginning June 7, 2021, the IHS began updating its coronavirus data on a weekly basis. But as the number of COVID-19 cases grows again, the agency is updating results twice a week — usually on Mondays and Thursdays. Throughout 2020 and the first half of 2021, results were provided by the IHS every day.

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 Jun 12, 2022.

 
IHS Area
 
 
Tested
 
 
Positive
 
 
Negative
 
Cumulative
percent
positive
7-day rolling
average
positivity
Alaska 1,067,354 51,009 879,837 5.5% 9.9%
Albuquerque 149,621 13,986 115,011 10.8% 10.0%
Bemidji 304,072 29,983 272,657 9.9% 14.8%
Billings 153,664 13,382 135,680 9.0% 13.5%
California 179,325 20,296 151,424 11.8% 18.6%
Great Plains 251,282 25,941 223,247 10.4% 9.4%
Nashville 166,131 17,375 143,734 10.8% 12.2%
Navajo 498,049 69,802 360,507 16.2% 23.0%
Oklahoma 1,065,420 159,588 894,992 15.1% 11.3%
Phoenix 302,214 44,467 255,054 14.8% 20.8%
Portland 232,492 19,385 212,145 8.4% 14.5%
Tucson 79,642 8,813 70,559 11.1% 17.3%
TOTAL 4,449,266 474,027 3,714,847 11.3% 14.6%

COVID-19 testing data is updated on Mondays and Thursdays by 5 pm ET.

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

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