{"id":16637,"date":"2022-01-10T18:49:48","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T23:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/covid19\/?p=16637"},"modified":"2022-01-10T19:37:53","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T00:37:53","slug":"indian-health-service-department-of-health-and-human-services-491","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/2022\/01\/10\/indian-health-service-department-of-health-and-human-services-491\/","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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/coronavirus\/\">coronavirus data<\/a>, showing results through January 9, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>According to the data, 328,891 tests have returned positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. That represents an increase of 4.2 percent from the <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/2022\/01\/06\/indian-health-service-department-of-health-and-human-services-490\/\">315,611 cases previously reported by the IHS on January 5<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The comparison, though, is based on cumulative tests. Based on the 7-day rolling positivity rates, the number of cases reported by the IHS has increased a whopping 172.5 percent since <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/2021\/12\/29\/indian-health-service-department-of-health-and-human-services-486\/\">December 25, 2021<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Altogether, 3,698,110 coronavirus tests have been administered within the IHS, the results show. That represents an increase of nearly 1.5 percent from <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/2022\/01\/06\/indian-health-service-department-of-health-and-human-services-490\/\">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 <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 five 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> \u2014 14.5 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/phoenix\/\">Phoenix Area<\/a> \u2014 13.5 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/oklahomacity\/\">Oklahoma City Area<\/a> \u2014 12.6 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/locations\/california-area\/\">California Area<\/a> \u2014 10.3 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/albuquerque\">Albuquerque Area<\/a> \u2014 9.9 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>, all 12 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/locations\/\">IHS areas<\/a> are seeing high COVID-19 rates, continuing the post-Christmas holiday surge across every region of Indian Country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/albuquerque\">Albuquerque Area<\/a> \u2014 31.7 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/oklahomacity\/\">Oklahoma City Area<\/a> \u2014 30.1 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/phoenix\/\">Phoenix Area<\/a> \u2014 30.5 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/nashville\/\">Nashville Area<\/a> \u2014 29.4 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/bemidji\/\">Bemidji Area<\/a> \u2014 27.8 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/navajo\/\">Navajo Area<\/a> \u2014 26.1 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/locations\/california-area\/\">California Area<\/a> \u2014 25.2 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/portland\/\">Portland Area<\/a> \u2014 19.7 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/locations\/great-plains-area\/\">Great Plains Area<\/a> \u2014 19.4 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/tucson\/\">Tucson Area<\/a> \u2014 18.4 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/locations\/alaska-area\/\">Alaska Area<\/a> \u2014 14.9 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/billings\/\">Billings Area<\/a> \u2014 12.7 percent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Overall, 9.5 percent of IHS tests have been positive since the onset of the pandemic, the data shows. Meanwhile, the 7-day positivity rate has dramatically jumped to 24.8 percent following a short period of declining rates. A long period of extremely high rates was seen in Indian Country starting in the summer 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 updating results on Mondays and Thursdays.&nbsp;During the height of the pandemic throughout 2020 and the first half of 2021, results were provided by the IHS 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 January 9, 2022.<\/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>915,554<\/td>\n<td>30,420<\/td>\n<td>769,838<\/td>\n<td>3.8%<\/td>\n<td>14.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Albuquerque<\/td>\n<td>129,814<\/td>\n<td>10,902<\/td>\n<td>99,631<\/td>\n<td>9.9%<\/td>\n<td>31.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bemidji<\/td>\n<td>257,728<\/td>\n<td>21,559<\/td>\n<td>235,330<\/td>\n<td>8.4%<\/td>\n<td>27.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Billings<\/td>\n<td>137,514<\/td>\n<td>10,377<\/td>\n<td>123,165<\/td>\n<td>7.8%<\/td>\n<td>12.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>California<\/td>\n<td>143,801<\/td>\n<td>14,167<\/td>\n<td>123,572<\/td>\n<td>10.3%<\/td>\n<td>25.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Great Plains<\/td>\n<td>214,049<\/td>\n<td>19,913<\/td>\n<td>193,326<\/td>\n<td>9.3%<\/td>\n<td>19.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nashville<\/td>\n<td>135,617<\/td>\n<td>12,221<\/td>\n<td>119,493<\/td>\n<td>9.3%<\/td>\n<td>29.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Navajo<\/td>\n<td>405,877<\/td>\n<td>50,073<\/td>\n<td>295,498<\/td>\n<td>14.5%<\/td>\n<td>26.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Oklahoma City<\/td>\n<td>852,798<\/td>\n<td>106,054<\/td>\n<td>734,168<\/td>\n<td>12.6%<\/td>\n<td>30.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Phoenix<\/td>\n<td>257,629<\/td>\n<td>34,609<\/td>\n<td>221,777<\/td>\n<td>13.5%<\/td>\n<td>30.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Portland<\/td>\n<td>189,781<\/td>\n<td>13,486<\/td>\n<td>175,687<\/td>\n<td>7.1%<\/td>\n<td>19.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tucson<\/td>\n<td>57,948<\/td>\n<td>5,110<\/td>\n<td>52,719<\/td>\n<td>8.8%<\/td>\n<td>18.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>TOTAL<\/th>\n<th>3,698,110<\/th>\n<th>328,891<\/th>\n<th>3,144,204<\/th>\n<th>9.5%<\/th>\n<th>24.8%<\/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 coronavirus data, showing 328,891 COVID-19 cases through January 9, 2022.<\/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-16637","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\/16637","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=16637"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16637\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16646,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16637\/revisions\/16646"}],"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=16637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}