{"id":17730,"date":"2022-04-20T13:31:10","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T17:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/covid19\/?p=17730"},"modified":"2022-04-20T14:21:12","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T18:21:12","slug":"indian-health-service-department-of-health-and-human-services-531","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/2022\/04\/20\/indian-health-service-department-of-health-and-human-services-531\/","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 April 16, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>According to the data, 459,937 tests have returned positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. That represents an increase of nearly 0.2 percent from the <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/2022\/04\/11\/indian-health-service-department-of-health-and-human-services-529\/\">459,107 cases reported by the IHS a week prior on April 10<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Altogether, 4,296,946 coronavirus tests have been administered within the IHS, the results show. That represents an increase of 0.4 percent from a <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/2022\/04\/11\/indian-health-service-department-of-health-and-human-services-529\/\">week 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 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 16.4 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/oklahomacity\/\">Oklahoma City Area<\/a> \u2014 15.4 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/phoenix\/\">Phoenix Area<\/a> \u2014 14.9 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/locations\/california-area\/\">California Area<\/a> \u2014 11.9 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/albuquerque\">Albuquerque Area<\/a> \u2014 10.9 percent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On January 19, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/oklahomacity\/\">Oklahoma City Area<\/a> overtook the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/phoenix\/\">Phoenix Area<\/a> as the region with the second highest percentage of cumulative percent positive tests. But the two regions still have nearly the same positivity rate as of April 16.<\/p>\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 in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/locations\/\">12 areas of the IHS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/navajo\/\">Navajo Area<\/a> \u201416.4 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/oklahomacity\/\">Oklahoma City Area<\/a> \u2014 15.4 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/phoenix\/\">Phoenix Area<\/a> \u2014 14.9 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/locations\/california-area\/\">California Area<\/a> \u2014 11.9 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/tucson\/\">Tucson Area<\/a> \u2014 11.4 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/albuquerque\">Albuquerque Area<\/a> \u2014 10.9 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/nashville\/\">Nashville Area<\/a> \u2014 10.8 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/locations\/great-plains-area\/\">Great Plains Area<\/a> \u2014 10.6 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/bemidji\/\">Bemidji Area<\/a> \u2014 9.7 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/billings\/\">Billings Area<\/a> \u2014 9.0 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/portland\/\">Portland Area<\/a> \u2014 8.3 percent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/locations\/alaska-area\/\">Alaska Area<\/a> \u20145.3 percent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Overall, 11.4 percent of IHS tests have been positive since the onset of the pandemic, the data shows. Meanwhile, the national 7-day positivity rate has gradually fallen in recent weeks, settling at 4.9 percent, one of the lowest since the Christmas holiday season 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, 2021, 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. 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 April 16, 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>1,032,675<\/td>\n<td>48,015<\/td>\n<td>854,098<\/td>\n<td>5.30%<\/td>\n<td>9.00%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Albuquerque<\/td>\n<td>144,541<\/td>\n<td>13,539<\/td>\n<td>110,337<\/td>\n<td>10.90%<\/td>\n<td>5.30%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bemidji<\/td>\n<td>294,147<\/td>\n<td>28,570<\/td>\n<td>264,610<\/td>\n<td>9.70%<\/td>\n<td>3.60%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Billings<\/td>\n<td>151,650<\/td>\n<td>13,228<\/td>\n<td>133,937<\/td>\n<td>9.00%<\/td>\n<td>0.80%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>California<\/td>\n<td>173,565<\/td>\n<td>19,689<\/td>\n<td>146,390<\/td>\n<td>11.90%<\/td>\n<td>0.30%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Great Plains<\/td>\n<td>243,880<\/td>\n<td>25,515<\/td>\n<td>216,252<\/td>\n<td>10.60%<\/td>\n<td>0.50%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nashville<\/td>\n<td>158,361<\/td>\n<td>16,566<\/td>\n<td>136,817<\/td>\n<td>10.80%<\/td>\n<td>9.80%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Navajo<\/td>\n<td>475,213<\/td>\n<td>67,029<\/td>\n<td>341,274<\/td>\n<td>16.40%<\/td>\n<td>6.70%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Oklahoma<\/td>\n<td>1,029,516<\/td>\n<td>157,318<\/td>\n<td>861,515<\/td>\n<td>15.40%<\/td>\n<td>2.10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Phoenix<\/td>\n<td>292,143<\/td>\n<td>43,188<\/td>\n<td>246,324<\/td>\n<td>14.90%<\/td>\n<td>1.40%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Portland<\/td>\n<td>225,237<\/td>\n<td>18,661<\/td>\n<td>205,669<\/td>\n<td>8.30%<\/td>\n<td>6.30%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tucson<\/td>\n<td>76,018<\/td>\n<td>8,619<\/td>\n<td>67,129<\/td>\n<td>11.40%<\/td>\n<td>0.00%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>TOTAL<\/th>\n<th>4,296,946<\/th>\n<th>459,937<\/th>\n<th>3,584,352<\/th>\n<th>11.40%<\/th>\n<th>4.90%<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong><i>COVID-19 testing data is updated on Mondays and Thursdays by 5 pm ET.<\/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 459,937 COVID-19 cases through April 16, 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-17730","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\/17730","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=17730"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17730\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17739,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17730\/revisions\/17739"}],"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=17730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}