{"id":10737,"date":"2021-01-13T12:29:09","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T17:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/covid19\/?p=10737"},"modified":"2021-01-14T11:20:01","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T16:20:01","slug":"indian-health-service-department-of-health-and-human-services-246","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/2021\/01\/13\/indian-health-service-department-of-health-and-human-services-246\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Health Service (Department of Health and Human Services)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"float-right alignnone wp-image-1048 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/vlcsnap-2020-03-21-16h07m50s132-300x300.png\" alt=\"COVID-19 Indian Country IHS\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/vlcsnap-2020-03-21-16h07m50s132-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/vlcsnap-2020-03-21-16h07m50s132-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/vlcsnap-2020-03-21-16h07m50s132-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/vlcsnap-2020-03-21-16h07m50s132.png 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Indian Health Service has updated its&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/coronavirus\/\">coronavirus data<\/a>, showing results as of January 11, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>According to the data, 161,231 tests have returned positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.&nbsp;That represents an increase of almost 1.1 percent from the <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/2021\/01\/12\/indian-health-service-department-of-health-and-human-services-245\/\">159,500 cases previously reported<\/a> by the IHS.<\/p>\n<p>Altogether, 1,774,430 coronavirus tests have been administered within the IHS through January 11, the data shows. That marks an increase of about 0.7 percent from the day prior.<\/p>\n<p>Since mid-October of 2020, the&nbsp;IHS has been providing additional information about the spread of the coronavirus within the system. The&nbsp;<em><strong>cumulative percent positive<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;column shows the historical COVID-19 infection rate, meaning the number of tests that have returned positive since the onset of the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the&nbsp;<em><strong>cumulative percent positive<\/strong><\/em>, the highest rates have been seen in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/navajo\/\">Navajo Area<\/a>&nbsp;(16.6 percent), the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/phoenix\/\">Phoenix Area<\/a>&nbsp;(14.4 percent) and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/oklahomacity\/\">Oklahoma City Area<\/a>&nbsp;(13.2 percent). The first two regions include the state of Arizona, indicating a disproportionate toll of COVID-19 in the state.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\"><iframe class=\"embed-responsive-item\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"mapportal\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.ihs.gov\/portal\/apps\/StoryMapBasic\/index.html?appid=5411113222c74d23bf09d6fa8c5909fd\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<div class=mb-2>Source: <a href=https:\/\/arcg.is\/1iGieS0>Indian Health Service<\/a><\/div>\r\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<em><strong>7-day rolling average positivity&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em>column offers a more contemporary look at the impact of the coronavirus. The data shows where COVID-19 cases have been increasing recently.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the&nbsp;<em><strong>7-day rolling average positivity<\/strong><\/em>, four regions have seen dramatic increases in COVID-19 cases. They are: the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/oklahomacity\/\">Oklahoma City Area<\/a>&nbsp;(22.2 percent),&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/phoenix\/\">Phoenix Area<\/a>&nbsp;(21.7 percent), the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/navajo\/\">Navajo Area<\/a>&nbsp;(19.3 percent) and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/california\/\">California Area<\/a> (18.3 percent). Two of the four regions include the state of Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, 9.8 percent of IHS tests have been positive since the onset of the pandemic, the data shows. Meanwhile, the 7-day average has leveled off after increasing steadily during the holiday season. It now stands at 15.5 percent.<\/p>\n<p>The data, however, is incomplete. While 100 percent of facilities run directly by the IHS are reporting data, only 33 percent&nbsp;of tribally managed facilities and 44 percent&nbsp;of urban Indian organizations are doing the same, the agency has told Indianz.Com.<\/p>\n<h2>COVID-19 Cases by IHS Area<\/h2>\n<p>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 January 11, 2021.<\/p>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>IHS Area<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Tested<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Positive<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Negative<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>Cumulative<\/div>\n<div>percent<\/div>\n<div>positive *<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div>7-day rolling<\/div>\n<div>average<\/div>\n<div>positivity *<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Alaska<\/td>\n<td>438,559<\/td>\n<td>9,826<\/td>\n<td>366,891<\/td>\n<td>2.6%<\/td>\n<td>3.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Albuquerque<\/td>\n<td>80,057<\/td>\n<td>7,054<\/td>\n<td>54,427<\/td>\n<td>11.5%<\/td>\n<td>10.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bemidji<\/td>\n<td>119,534<\/td>\n<td>8,986<\/td>\n<td>107,380<\/td>\n<td>7.7%<\/td>\n<td>8.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Billings<\/td>\n<td>86,108<\/td>\n<td>6,989<\/td>\n<td>75,631<\/td>\n<td>8.5%<\/td>\n<td>10.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>California<\/td>\n<td>55,570<\/td>\n<td>5,280<\/td>\n<td>47,137<\/td>\n<td>10.1%<\/td>\n<td>18.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Great Plains<\/td>\n<td>123,477<\/td>\n<td>13,230<\/td>\n<td>109,691<\/td>\n<td>10.8%<\/td>\n<td>14.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nashville<\/td>\n<td>56,810<\/td>\n<td>4,665<\/td>\n<td>51,079<\/td>\n<td>8.4%<\/td>\n<td>14.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Navajo<\/td>\n<td>202,852<\/td>\n<td>27,583<\/td>\n<td>138,305<\/td>\n<td>16.6%<\/td>\n<td>19.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Oklahoma City<\/td>\n<td>378,967<\/td>\n<td>49,194<\/td>\n<td>324,332<\/td>\n<td>13.2%<\/td>\n<td>22.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Phoenix<\/td>\n<td>142,848<\/td>\n<td>20,409<\/td>\n<td>121,362<\/td>\n<td>14.4%<\/td>\n<td>21.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Portland<\/td>\n<td>69,215<\/td>\n<td>5,758<\/td>\n<td>62,641<\/td>\n<td>8.4%<\/td>\n<td>7.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tucson<\/td>\n<td>20,433**<\/td>\n<td>2,257<\/td>\n<td>18,023**<\/td>\n<td>11.1%<\/td>\n<td>17.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>TOTAL<\/th>\n<th>1,774,430<\/th>\n<th>161,231<\/th>\n<th>1,476,899<\/th>\n<th>9.8%<\/th>\n<th>15.5%<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong><i>** Tucson Area Tested and Negative Tests decreased due to data reconciliation<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><i>* Cumulative percent positive and 7-day rolling average positivity are updated three days per week.<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Source:&nbsp;Indian Health Service (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/coronavirus\">https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/coronavirus<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indian Health Service has updated its\u00a0coronavirus data, showing 161,231 COVID-19 cases as of January 11, 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1048,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[137,14],"class_list":["post-10737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-institutions","tag-hhs","tag-ihs"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/vlcsnap-2020-03-21-16h07m50s132.png","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10737"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10737\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10756,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10737\/revisions\/10756"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}