{"id":13784,"date":"2021-06-16T08:36:10","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T12:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/covid19\/?p=13784"},"modified":"2021-06-29T22:14:08","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T02:14:08","slug":"indian-health-service-department-of-health-and-human-services-408","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/2021\/06\/16\/indian-health-service-department-of-health-and-human-services-408\/","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 June 13, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>According to the data, 198,480 tests have returned positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. That represents an increase of 0.3 percent from the <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/2021\/06\/08\/indian-health-service-department-of-health-and-human-services-406\/\">197,889 cases reported by the IHS<\/a> a week prior.<\/p>\n<p>Altogether, 2,464,496 coronavirus tests have been administered within the IHS as of June 13. That represents an increase of 1.3 percent from the week 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 14.9 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/phoenix\/\">Phoenix Area<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 13.0 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/oklahomacity\/\">Oklahoma City Area<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 11.9 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>, two 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\/tucson\/\">Tucson Area<\/a> &#8212; 5.9 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/california\/\">California Area<\/a> &#8212; 5.5 percent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Overall, 8.6 percent of IHS tests have been positive since the onset of the pandemic, the data shows. Meanwhile, the 7-day average stands at 1.8 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<p>Beginning June 7, the IHS began updating its coronavirus data on a weekly basis. Previously, results were released every day.<\/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 June 13, 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>640,124<\/td>\n<td>12,357<\/td>\n<td>548,304<\/td>\n<td>2.2%<\/td>\n<td>0.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Albuquerque<\/td>\n<td>98,777<\/td>\n<td>8,278<\/td>\n<td>69,426<\/td>\n<td>10.7%<\/td>\n<td>0.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bemidji<\/td>\n<td>174,526<\/td>\n<td>11,947<\/td>\n<td>159,264<\/td>\n<td>7.0%<\/td>\n<td>3.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Billings<\/td>\n<td>102,740<\/td>\n<td>7,505<\/td>\n<td>91,955<\/td>\n<td>7.5%<\/td>\n<td>2.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>California<\/td>\n<td>87,230<\/td>\n<td>8,296<\/td>\n<td>75,389<\/td>\n<td>9.9%<\/td>\n<td>5.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Great Plains<\/td>\n<td>148,893<\/td>\n<td>14,427<\/td>\n<td>133,950<\/td>\n<td>9.7%<\/td>\n<td>2.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nashville<\/td>\n<td>82,091<\/td>\n<td>6,367<\/td>\n<td>74,835<\/td>\n<td>7.8%<\/td>\n<td>1.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Navajo<\/td>\n<td>264,790<\/td>\n<td>32,367<\/td>\n<td>184,506<\/td>\n<td>14.9%<\/td>\n<td>3.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Oklahoma City<\/td>\n<td>521,634<\/td>\n<td>61,361<\/td>\n<td>455,501<\/td>\n<td>11.9%<\/td>\n<td>3.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Phoenix<\/td>\n<td>188,306<\/td>\n<td>24,370<\/td>\n<td>163,352<\/td>\n<td>13.0%<\/td>\n<td>4.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Portland<\/td>\n<td>127,300<\/td>\n<td>8,390<\/td>\n<td>118,512<\/td>\n<td>6.6%<\/td>\n<td>4.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tucson<\/td>\n<td>28,085<\/td>\n<td>2,815<\/td>\n<td>25,116<\/td>\n<td>10.1%<\/td>\n<td>5.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>TOTAL<\/th>\n<th>2,464,496<\/th>\n<th>198,480<\/th>\n<th>2,100,110<\/th>\n<th>8.6%<\/th>\n<th>1.8%<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong><i>COVID-19 Testing Data will be updated weekly beginning on Monday, June 7, 2021.<\/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 198,480 COVID-19 cases through June 13, 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-13784","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\/13784","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=13784"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13784\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13949,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13784\/revisions\/13949"}],"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=13784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}