{"id":14565,"date":"2021-08-17T10:10:27","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T14:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/covid19\/?p=14565"},"modified":"2021-08-17T11:19:09","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T15:19:09","slug":"indian-health-service-department-of-health-and-human-services-430","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/2021\/08\/17\/indian-health-service-department-of-health-and-human-services-430\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Health Service (Department of Health and Human Services)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><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\">The Indian Health Service has updated its&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/coronavirus\/\">coronavirus data<\/a>, showing results through August 14, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>According to the data, 214,714 tests have returned positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. That represents an increase of 0.9 percent from the <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/2021\/08\/13\/indian-health-service-department-of-health-and-human-services-429\/\">212,797 cases previously reported on August 10<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Altogether, 2,684,762 coronavirus tests have been administered within the IHS, the results show. That represents an increase of 0.8 percent from <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/2021\/08\/13\/indian-health-service-department-of-health-and-human-services-429\/\">four days prior<\/a>.<\/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 14.3 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 12.0 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 10 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 19.2 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/locations\/california-area\/\">California Area<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 15.5 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/locations\/nashville-area\/\">Nashville Area<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 11.8 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/phoenix\/\">Phoenix Area<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 11.7 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/portland\/\">Portland Area<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 7.9 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/navajo\/\">Navajo Area<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 7.5 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/bemidji\/\">Bemidji Area<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 6.9 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/alaska\/\">Alaska Area<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 6.2 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/billings\/\">Billings Area<\/a> &#8212; 5.4 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/greatplains\/\">Great Plains Area<\/a> &#8212; 5.0 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 steadily grown in recent weeks. The region recorded its highest-ever rate with the release of data on August 14, beating the record set on August 10.<\/p>\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 has risen to 10.5 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. But as the number of COVID-19 cases grows again, the agency is releasing results on Mondays and Thursdays. During the height of the pandemic throughout 2020 and the first half of 2021, 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 14, 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>698,450<\/td>\n<td>14,447<\/td>\n<td>594,545<\/td>\n<td>2.4%<\/td>\n<td>6.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Albuquerque<\/td>\n<td>104,129<\/td>\n<td>8,505<\/td>\n<td>74,536<\/td>\n<td>10.2%<\/td>\n<td>3.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bemidji<\/td>\n<td>184,397<\/td>\n<td>12,382<\/td>\n<td>169,123<\/td>\n<td>6.8%<\/td>\n<td>6.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Billings<\/td>\n<td>107,986<\/td>\n<td>7,638<\/td>\n<td>97,000<\/td>\n<td>7.3%<\/td>\n<td>5.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>California<\/td>\n<td>98,871<\/td>\n<td>9,505<\/td>\n<td>85,231<\/td>\n<td>10.0%<\/td>\n<td>15.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Great Plains<\/td>\n<td>160,379<\/td>\n<td>14,753<\/td>\n<td>145,111<\/td>\n<td>9.2%<\/td>\n<td>5.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nashville<\/td>\n<td>93,328<\/td>\n<td>7,427<\/td>\n<td>84,645<\/td>\n<td>8.1%<\/td>\n<td>11.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Navajo<\/td>\n<td>285,487<\/td>\n<td>33,712<\/td>\n<td>202,762<\/td>\n<td>14.3%<\/td>\n<td>7.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Oklahoma City<\/td>\n<td>588,097<\/td>\n<td>70,002<\/td>\n<td>514,090<\/td>\n<td>12.0%<\/td>\n<td>19.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Phoenix<\/td>\n<td>190,975<\/td>\n<td>24,165<\/td>\n<td>166,028<\/td>\n<td>12.7%<\/td>\n<td>11.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Portland<\/td>\n<td>140,077<\/td>\n<td>9,221<\/td>\n<td>130,383<\/td>\n<td>6.6%<\/td>\n<td>7.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tucson<\/td>\n<td>32,586<\/td>\n<td>2,957<\/td>\n<td>29,488<\/td>\n<td>9.1%<\/td>\n<td>3.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>TOTAL<\/th>\n<th>2,684,762<\/th>\n<th>214,714<\/th>\n<th>2,292,942<\/th>\n<th>8.6%<\/th>\n<th>10.5%<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong><i>COVID-19 testing data is updated on Mondays and Thursdays.<\/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\u00a0coronavirus data, showing 214,714 COVID-19 cases through August 14, 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-14565","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\/14565","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=14565"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14565\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14574,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14565\/revisions\/14574"}],"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=14565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}