{"id":14412,"date":"2021-08-10T13:23:43","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T17:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/covid19\/?p=14412"},"modified":"2021-08-10T14:32:16","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T18:32:16","slug":"indian-health-service-department-of-health-and-human-services-426","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/2021\/08\/10\/indian-health-service-department-of-health-and-human-services-426\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Health Service (Department of Health and Human Services)"},"content":{"rendered":"<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"float-right alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/29\/ihscovid19-300x300.png\" alt=\"ihscovid19\">\n<p>The Indian Health Service has once again updated its&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/coronavirus\/\">coronavirus data<\/a>&nbsp;for the second time in less than a week, showing results through August 7, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>According to the data, 209,095 tests have returned positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. That represents an increase of 0.1 percent from the <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/2021\/08\/05\/indian-health-service-department-of-health-and-human-services-425\/\">208,785 cases reported on August 3<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Altogether, 2,631,922 coronavirus tests have been administered within the IHS, the results show. That represents an increase of almost 0.3 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 14.4 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/phoenix\/\">Phoenix Area<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 12.7 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/oklahomacity\/\">Oklahoma City Area<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 11.8 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>, a record nine 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\/oklahomacity\/\">Oklahoma City Area<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 17.5 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/locations\/nashville-area\/\">Nashville Area<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 14.4 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/phoenix\/\">Phoenix Area<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 14.1 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/portland\/\">Portland Area<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 12.5 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/locations\/california-area\/\">California Area<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 11.1 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/navajo\/\">Navajo Area<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 9.5 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/bemidji\/\">Bemidji Area<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 8.2 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/tucson\/\">Tucson Area<\/a> &#8212; 8.0 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/albuquerque\/\">Albuquerque Area<\/a> &#8212; 5.2 percent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Notably, the 7-day&nbsp;<em><strong>rolling average positivity<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;for the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/alaska\/\">Alaska Area<\/a>&nbsp;has grown in recent weeks. It now stands at 4.6 percent, although the&nbsp;<em><strong>cumulative percent positive<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;in the region still remains the lowest in the IHS.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, 8.5 percent of IHS tests have been positive since the onset of the pandemic, the data shows. Meanwhile, the 7-day average has risen to 10.3 percent following a long period of far lower rates in the spring of 2021.<\/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 so the release of data from August 7, and previously on August 3, represents a slight change in pace. During the height of the pandemic throughout 2020, results were provided 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 August 7, 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>687,142<\/td>\n<td>13,750<\/td>\n<td>586,164<\/td>\n<td>2.3%<\/td>\n<td>4.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Albuquerque<\/td>\n<td>102,668<\/td>\n<td>8,460<\/td>\n<td>73,163<\/td>\n<td>10.4%<\/td>\n<td>5.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bemidji<\/td>\n<td>182,117<\/td>\n<td>12,225<\/td>\n<td>167,020<\/td>\n<td>6.8%<\/td>\n<td>8.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Billings<\/td>\n<td>107,488<\/td>\n<td>7,611<\/td>\n<td>96,544<\/td>\n<td>7.3%<\/td>\n<td>3.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>California<\/td>\n<td>95,925<\/td>\n<td>9,085<\/td>\n<td>83,073<\/td>\n<td>9.9%<\/td>\n<td>11.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Great Plains<\/td>\n<td>157,431<\/td>\n<td>14,615<\/td>\n<td>142,299<\/td>\n<td>9.3%<\/td>\n<td>4.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nashville<\/td>\n<td>89,773<\/td>\n<td>7,047<\/td>\n<td>81,490<\/td>\n<td>8.0%<\/td>\n<td>14.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Navajo<\/td>\n<td>280,623<\/td>\n<td>33,346<\/td>\n<td>198,606<\/td>\n<td>14.4%<\/td>\n<td>9.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Oklahoma City<\/td>\n<td>572,985<\/td>\n<td>67,291<\/td>\n<td>501,477<\/td>\n<td>11.8%<\/td>\n<td>17.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Phoenix*<\/td>\n<td>187,661<\/td>\n<td>23,790<\/td>\n<td>163,105<\/td>\n<td>12.7%<\/td>\n<td>14.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Portland<\/td>\n<td>136,489<\/td>\n<td>8,954<\/td>\n<td>127,093<\/td>\n<td>6.6%<\/td>\n<td>12.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tucson<\/td>\n<td>31,620<\/td>\n<td>2,921<\/td>\n<td>28,542<\/td>\n<td>9.3%<\/td>\n<td>8.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>TOTAL<\/th>\n<th>2,631,922<\/th>\n<th>209,095<\/th>\n<th>2,248,576<\/th>\n<th>8.5%<\/th>\n<th>10.3%<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>* Phoenix Area tested, positive and negative tests decreased due to data reconciliation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><i>COVID-19 Testing Data will be updated weekly beginning on Monday, June 7, 2021.<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: Indian Health Service (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/coronavirus\">https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/coronavirus<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indian Health Service has updated its coronavirus data, showing 209,095 COVID-19 cases through August 7, 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-14412","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\/14412","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=14412"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14412\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14439,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14412\/revisions\/14439"}],"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=14412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}