{"id":13422,"date":"2021-05-22T12:14:29","date_gmt":"2021-05-22T16:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/covid19\/?p=13422"},"modified":"2021-05-23T12:19:27","modified_gmt":"2021-05-23T16:19:27","slug":"ihs-hhs-covid19-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/2021\/05\/22\/ihs-hhs-covid19-update\/","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-12282 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/29\/ihscovid19-300x300.png\" alt=\"ihscovid19\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/29\/ihscovid19-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/29\/ihscovid19-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/29\/ihscovid19.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 through May 20, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>According to the data, 196,905&nbsp;tests have returned positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. That represents an increase of less than 1 percent from the <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/2021\/05\/21\/indian-health-service-department-of-health-and-human-services-387\/\">196,826 cases previously reported<\/a> by the IHS.<\/p>\n<p>Altogether, 2,394,102 coronavirus tests have been administered within the IHS as of May 20. That represents an increase of about 0.1 percent from the day prior.<\/p>\n<p>Since mid-October of 2020, the 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 three areas. Two of them include the state of Arizona, indicating a disproportionate toll of COVID-19 in the state:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/navajo\/\">Navajo Area<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 15.2 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/phoenix\/\">Phoenix Area<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 13.1 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/oklahomacity\/\">Oklahoma City Area<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 12.1 percent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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>, six areas (out of 12 IHS areas) are seeing higher COVID-19 rates. They follow:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/phoenix\/\">Phoenix Area<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 6.4 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/locations\/bemidji-area\/\">Bemidji Area<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 6.1 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/locations\/nashville-area\/\">Nashville Area<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 6.1 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/locations\/great-plains-area\/\">Great Plains Area<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 5.7 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/locations\/albuquerque-area\/\">Albuquerque Area<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 5.5 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/locations\/california-area\/\">California Area<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 5 percent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Overall, 8.8 percent of IHS tests have been positive since the onset of the pandemic, the data shows. Meanwhile, the 7-day average stands at 3.3 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 May 20, 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>611,428<\/td>\n<td>12,101<\/td>\n<td>521,569<\/td>\n<td>2.3%<\/td>\n<td>1.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Albuquerque<\/td>\n<td>95,976<\/td>\n<td>8,243<\/td>\n<td>66,898<\/td>\n<td>11.0%<\/td>\n<td>5.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bemidji<\/td>\n<td>170,892<\/td>\n<td>11,803<\/td>\n<td>155,643<\/td>\n<td>7.0%<\/td>\n<td>6.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Billings<\/td>\n<td>101,229<\/td>\n<td>7,447<\/td>\n<td>90,432<\/td>\n<td>7.6%<\/td>\n<td>4.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>California<\/td>\n<td>84,792<\/td>\n<td>8,187<\/td>\n<td>73,119<\/td>\n<td>10.1%<\/td>\n<td>5.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Great Plains<\/td>\n<td>145,913<\/td>\n<td>14,363<\/td>\n<td>131,037<\/td>\n<td>9.9%<\/td>\n<td>5.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nashville<\/td>\n<td>80,154<\/td>\n<td>6,302<\/td>\n<td>72,996<\/td>\n<td>7.9%<\/td>\n<td>6.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Navajo<\/td>\n<td>257,990<\/td>\n<td>32,150<\/td>\n<td>178,724<\/td>\n<td>15.2%<\/td>\n<td>4.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Oklahoma City<\/td>\n<td>509,779<\/td>\n<td>61,083<\/td>\n<td>443,793<\/td>\n<td>12.1%<\/td>\n<td>2.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Phoenix<\/td>\n<td>184,695<\/td>\n<td>24,193<\/td>\n<td>159,918<\/td>\n<td>13.1%<\/td>\n<td>6.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Portland<\/td>\n<td>123,954<\/td>\n<td>8,240<\/td>\n<td>115,324<\/td>\n<td>6.7%<\/td>\n<td>4.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tucson<\/td>\n<td>27,300<\/td>\n<td>2,793<\/td>\n<td>24,353<\/td>\n<td>10.3%<\/td>\n<td>1.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>TOTAL<\/th>\n<th>2,394,102<\/th>\n<th>196,905<\/th>\n<th>2,033,806<\/th>\n<th>8.8%<\/th>\n<th>3.3%<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\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: 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 coronavirus data, showing 196,905 COVID-19 cases through May 20, 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":12282,"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-13422","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\/2021\/03\/29\/ihscovid19.png","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13422","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=13422"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13422\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13442,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13422\/revisions\/13442"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}